but it became the backbone of the U.S. Navy’s air power after replacing both the F-14 Tomcat and the Legacy Hornet. But with 5th-gen fighters like the F-35C entering service, why does the Navy ...

As the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy sailed through the Mediterranean Sea with multiple aircraft from its air wing for training exercises and patrol missions, they detected two Libyan Air ...

If you’re asked to picture a fighter jet, the images conjured in most people’s minds will look very similar to the iconic Grumman F-14 Tomcat, a formidable combat aircraft and star of the ...

“Over the years, Iran has successfully been able to circumvent these roadblocks set up by Washington through reverse-engineering parts for the airframe,” National Interest wrote on its website ...

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 ...

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 ...

While the F/A-18 had a top speed of Mach 1.6-1.8, the powerful F-14 could hit Mach 2.34. The F-14 was “amazingly fast” said Tom “Trots” Trotter, boasting that he once went from 150 knots ...

Needless to say, after first taking it in, I was blown away. TOP GUN cemented my interest in Naval Aviation and increased my fascination with the Grumman F-14 Tomcat. Almost to the point of obsession.

Alas, for now, the F-14 Super Tomcat will have to live on in the imaginations of armchair aviators and moviegoers. But who knows – if and when the Hollywood moguls decide to make a third Top Gun ...

The F-14 ripped across the sky toward the oil fields of Khark. Ahead, the battle raged, as Saddam’s bombers targeted tankers filled with petroleum leaving the island’s port. Behind the stick ...

The developers aim to "make the Flight Simulator rendition of the F-14 as authentic as possible." We also get a quick description of the scope of the project. "The Flight Simulator version of the F-14 ...