The F-14 Tomcat looks pretty crazy at any scale, but these five RC versions prove that it can range from tame to insane. The lineup begins with a compact E-flite jet powered by twin 40 mm electric ...

Thus far, the F-14 Tomcat’s primary role—fleet air defense—has yet to be fully replicated by any of its successors. In September 2006, the United States lost its need for speed. That was the year that ...

The F-14D Tomcat was the most capable fleet defense fighter the U.S. Navy ever flew off a carrier deck. Grumman's proposal to make it dramatically better was called the Super Tomcat 21 — and it was, ...

The two aircraft share a basic purpose and many design similarities, but their capabilities are optimized for the environment they are most likely to fight in. The F-14 Tomcat and F-15 Eagle became ...

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Hollywood’s favorite Navy jet fighter could fly again under a bipartisan bill approved by the U.S. Senate and awaiting a vote in the House. “The Maverick Act” would preserve three retired F-14 Tomcat ...

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat made its final flight on Friday ahead of retirement for the type. The aircraft, a symbol of Cold War tensions, was featured in the hit 1986 Tom Cruise movie Top Gun, in which ...

Developed in the late Cold War to counter Soviet threats, including the Tu-95 bomber and long-range anti-ship missiles, the F-14 was the Navy’s answer for a specific set of needs: long endurance, a ...

Designed for fleet air defense, the F-14 was armed with a potent long-range missile and, with a powerful new radar, could engage multiple airborne targets at once. The United States Navy’s F-14 Tomcat ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. New satellite imagery shows several destroyed American-made F-14 fighter jets at an Iranian airbase ...