The F-14 Tomcat was purpose-built for Cold War fleet defense: get far from the carrier fast, find threats first, and kill them at range. -It achieved exceptional reach via large internal fuel, drop ...

The F-14’s size was dictated by its missile load. Its variable geometry wings were critical for both takeoff and high-speed flight, but they limited missile placement on the wing itself. The solution?

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 ...

Summary and Key Points: The F-14 Tomcat and F/A-18 Super Hornet are iconic U.S. Navy aircraft, with the former prominently featured in the original Top Gun and the latter in the sequel Top Gun: ...

The IDF destroyed two of Iran’s final remaining Cold War-era aircraft—signaling its intent to prevent Iran from regaining control of its airspace. Overnight, on June 16th-17th, Israeli forces ...

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 ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — It's been called "the coolest plane ever built," immortalized in "Top Gun." After 36 years of service, the U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat was retired in September 2006. 13News Now was ...

The Israeli military said it bombed two Iranian F-14 Tomcats in Tehran earlier this week. A new satellite image shows that one of the fighter jets is destroyed while the other looks damaged. The US ...

Though the Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter jet hasn't officially been a part of the U.S. Naval Fleet for nearly two decades, it remains, arguably, one of the most instantly recognizable craft in existence ...

Israeli forces destroyed two Iranian F-14 Tomcat fighter jets during airstrikes in Isfahan, Iran. The IDF stated the jets were intended to intercept Israeli aircraft and were not under hardened ...

A mechanical monster grabs the F-14 fighter jet and chews through one wing and then another, ripping off the Tomcat's appendages before moving on to its guts. Finally, all that's left is a pile of ...

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said yesterday it had stopped selling surplus F-14 aircraft parts after congressional criticism that security weaknesses had allowed Iran access to the parts and other gear.