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The U.S. Navy Could Really Use the F-14 Tomcat Right About Now

Fifty years after its 1974 debut, the F-14 Tomcat’s philosophy still defines air superiority. -Its “unmatched” 1,841-mile ...
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Why the U.S. Navy Finally Said No to the F-14 Tomcat

The Navy retired the F-14 Tomcat for five intertwined reasons: crippling upkeep (tens of maintenance hours per flight hour and high cost per hour), the fading of its Cold War fleet-defense mission, ...
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Could the F-14D Tomcat Have Been Effective on a Modern Battlefield? Let's Discuss

Okay, so the Grumman F-14 Tomcat is one of if not the most recognizable naval fighter aircraft in history. People gush over it as if it was the biggest travesty of the 21st century when it was ...
The National Interest

This Is the Story of the Longest Serving F-14 Tomcat in U.S. Navy History

The F-14 BuNo. 159600, better known among Tomcat lovers as Christine, is getting some bling at Forth Worth Aviation Museum. “We are doing a basic repaint of the same livery she was in when we acquired ...
WGN-TV

Tomcat Rio: A Top Gun Instructor on the F-14 Tomcat and the Heroic Naval aviators

Dave Baranek was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, where he grew up drawing airplane pictures and putting together scale model airplane kits. In his early teens he set his sights on becoming a ...
Hackaday

The World’s First Microprocessor: F-14 Central Air Data Computer

When the Grumman F-14 Tomcat first flew in 1970, it was a marvel. With its variable-sweep wing, twin tail, and sleek lines, it quickly became one of the most iconic jet fighters of the era — and that ...
The National Interest

When Iran Turned The F-14 Tomcat Into A Bomber, America’s Fingerprints Were All Over It

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The U.S. Air Force first used such bomb racks during mid-’80s, around the same time Iran started its Tomcat-bomber project. Because there were so few of the racks in ...
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Why So Many F-14 Tomcat Jets Were Destroyed By The Defense Department

Between 1969 and 1991, the Grumman Corporation built 632 of the US Navy's legendary F-14 Tomcat. Its primary purpose was to track down and intercept Soviet bombers. With double engines that could ...
Jalopnik

Iran Was The Last Country Flying The F-14 Tomcat, Here's Why

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat dominated the skies between 1974 and 2006, as well as pop culture, thanks to the movie "Top Gun." In its time, it was on the bleeding edge of technology, with AIM-54 Phoenix ...
Kotaku

A Love Letter To The F-14 Tomcat

The F-14 Tomcat was a Cold War fighter first deployed in the 1970s. For over 30 years it served the US Navy with distinction, yet its greatest legacy is perhaps found not on the battlefield, but in ...
GameSpot

F-14 Tomcat update

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Majesco has released new information on and screenshots from F-14 Tomcat for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. In the game, players take control of an ...