5 1970s Fighter Jets That Are Still In Service

It's really hard to get a new fighter jet design off the ground. Given design challenges and costs it involves, it's amazing ...
National Security Journal on MSN

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 ...
National Security Journal on MSN

The F-14 Tomcat Fighter Still Haunts the U.S. Navy

The Navy retired the F-14 Tomcat in 2006, closing the book on a fighter that dominated the long-range air-to-air fight and ...
The National Interest

19 Years Ago, the Navy Said Goodbye to the F-14 Tomcat Fighter Jet Forever

Thus far, the F-14 Tomcat’s primary role—fleet air defense—has yet to be fully replicated by any of its successors. In September 2006, the United States lost its need for speed. That was the year that ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Report: Despite vows, Pentagon sold F-14 parts

WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon sold more than a thousand aircraft parts that could be used on F-14 fighter jets -- a plane flown only by Iran -- after announcing it had halted sales of such surplus, ...

Navy loses two aircraft from USS Nimitz aircraft carrier within 30 minutes

The Navy's Pacific Fleet says a fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz both crashed into the ...