Many of the F-14’s design innovations were intended for long-range strike missions—but served it well in close-quarters ...

Initially developed only for the Fleet Air Defense, the F-14 eventually evolved into an appreciated strike fighter at the peak of its career. The F-14 Tomcat was primarily designed to defend the U.S.

When Top Gun came out in 1986, the aviation-themed film proved to be such as success in creating interest in naval aviation that the Grumman F-14 Tomcat became almost as much a star of the movie as ...

Key Points and Summary - 'One Mission' - The "Super Tomcat 21" (ST21) was an ambitious 1990s Grumman proposal to save the F-14 by transforming it into a multi-role fighter. -The plan would have added ...

3 Top Facts: The Super Tomcat 21 was an ambitious proposal to evolve the iconic Grumman F-14 Tomcat into a more advanced, multi-role fighter for the U.S. Navy. -Building on the F-14D model, the Super ...

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is probably the most recognizable fighter jet from the 20th century thanks to 1986's "Top Gun," starring Tom Cruise. The general public got to see the jet's variable sweep wing ...

In the January 1970 issue, Popular Mechanics laid out the details of the Navy's newest jet fighter: the F-14 Tomcat. A fast and nimble jet capable of Mach 2+ speeds, the F-14 would serve for decades ...

The final member of the Grumman cat family, the F-14 Tomcat, with its signature variable-geometry wings and twin-engine design, became an iconic symbol of the Cold War. A product of the “Grumman Iron ...

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