A dramatic incident from November 2001 showcases the F-14 Tomcat’s ground-attack prowess during the war in Afghanistan. -While defending the city of Tarin Kowt from a Taliban armored column, a U.S.

Key Points and Summary – The F-111B was the Navy’s carrier variant of the TFX concept, aiming to share a common airframe with ...

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 ...

Today, the number of F-14 Tomcats still in service with the Iranians remains unclear, but estimates hold that about 30 or so of the jets are still active. The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a legendary ...

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 Grumman F-14 Tomcat dominated the skies between 1974 and 2006, as well as pop culture, thanks to the movie "Top Gun." In its time, it was on the bleeding edge of technology, with AIM-54 Phoenix ...

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Israel’s strike on two grounded F-14s deals a symbolic blow to Iran’s aging air force, further straining its ability to maintain Cold War-era jets without US parts. A pair of Iranian-operated Grumman ...

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 ...