Boeing expects a ruling this year on the long-running legal battle over the cancellation of the U.S. Navy's A-12 stealthy attack aircraft. The aircraft maker is party to a legal battle against a 2007 ruling by the U.S. Court of Claims that sided with the government over the 1991 cancellation of the program. The Pentagon, under then-Defense Secretary Dick Cheney, canceled the A-12 for cause after finding the program was behind schedule and over cost. But the contractor team (General Dynamics and McDonnell Douglas) insisted the program was canceled for "convenience," entitling them to termination fees. If the court sides with the government, the industry team could be forced to pay more than $2.7 billion.
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