Why The US Navy's Super Tomcat 21 F-14 Fighter Jet Upgrades Never Happened
The USN cutting-edge Super Tomcat 21 was primed to excel—but budget cuts and new priorities left it grounded in favor of the ...
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Super Tomcat 21: How the F-14 Tomcat Could Still Be Flying Today
the F-14 was a supersonic, twin-engine fighter designed to engage enemy aircraft in all conditions. -Though the F-14D Super Tomcat introduced significant upgrades, the Cold War’s end and budget ...
Do The Wings Of The F-14 Tomcat Fighter Jet Really Fold?
If you saw Top Gun, then you saw the F-14 Tomcat and likely wonder if its wings really fold like that. The answer is yes, but ...
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F-14 Tomcat Fighter Had a 'Combat Range' the Navy Can't Match in 2024
The Navy toyed with purchasing a proposed follow-on aircraft to the F-14, the F-21 Super Tomcat. Ultimately, however, the Navy opted to rely on the F/A-18 Super Hornet. Today, they are ...
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The F-14 Tomcat: What Made This a Powerhouse Boils Down to 1 Word
The F-14 Tomcat Is Missed Due to Its Range: The U.S. Navy currently faces a limitation in its strike capabilities due to the short range of its Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, which can fly ...
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Top Gun in Iran? Don't be scared of the Islamic Republic's F-14s
The 129 Iranian F-14 pilots and radar intercept officers ... But while the US Navy upgraded its fleet to the more capable F-14D Super Tomcat and eventually to the F/A-18 Super Hornet, Iran kept ...
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One Tank Trip: F-14 Tomcat At VFW Post
With all it's top secret missions, the F-14 Tomcat was catapulted into the consciousness of pop culture with one movie. With all it's top secret missions, the F-14 Tomcat was catapulted into the ...