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The F-14 Tomcat U.S. Navy Fighter Has A Message for Any Military On Earth

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 ...
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The F-14 Tomcat Fighter Has a Statement for the U.S. Navy

The F-14 Tomcat was the U.S. Navy’s premier fleet defense interceptor, designed to protect carriers from Soviet bombers. -Its ...

Forget The F-35: Here’s Why The MQ-25 Stingray Could Be The US Navy’s Best Aircraft

The MQ-25 carrier-based tanker may soon be one of the most critical enablers to keep the F-35 relevant and aircraft carriers ...
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Nineteen years ago, the Navy bid farewell to F-14 Tomcat, star of original 'Top Gun' movie

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 ...
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Wings of Legacy: Naval Aviators Reflect on 250 Years of U.S. Naval Heritage at NAS Oceana Air Show

At the recent 2025 Oceana Air Show, Navy pilots shared stories that link the service’s airborne innovation to a 250-year tradition of courage and ...
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Is The Grumman F-14 Tomcat Fighter Jet Still Flying Anywhere?

Utilized during the Cold War, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat was a reliable and highly effective defense fighter jet. Thanks to its weapons systems and variable-sweep wing design, the two-engine Tomcat had ...

US Navy’s ‘most lethal combat platform,’ the carrier USS Gerald R Ford, is being sent to the Caribbean

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford, billed by the US Navy as “the most capable, adaptable, and lethal combat platform in the world,” is being sent to the Caribbean as the Trump administration ...