Key Points and Summary - Born for Cold War fleet defense, the F-14 Tomcat paired swing-wing agility with the AWG-9 radar and AIM-54 Phoenix to hunt bombers at range and still dogfight up close. -A ...

Key Points and Summary - The F-14 Tomcat was built for a specific Cold War nightmare: long-range Soviet bombers and cruise missiles hunting U.S. carriers. -With huge internal fuel, smart external ...

The skies of the 20th century were awash with the roars of fighter aircraft, and few, if any, nation produced as many impressive machines as the United States. From the 1940s onwards, the US created ...

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 ...

The F-14 platform was the US Navy’s long-range, high-endurance interceptor able to better defend larger carrier battle groups. Earlier this summer, Iran’s small fleet of remaining F-14 “Tomcat” ...