PHOENIX FADING: The aging AIM-54 Phoenix missile will soon leave the U.S. Navy's inventory. The Navy says it has "very few" AIM-54s left in its inventory and expects to fire the remaining ones in ...

Developed by Hughes through the F-111 program, the AWG-9, mated with the AIM-54 Phoenix, made the Grumman F-14 Tomcat the most deadly fleet defense weapon of its time. Produced by Hughes Aircraft ...

What You Need to Know: The AIM-54 Phoenix was a renowned long-range air-to-air missile used by the U.S. Navy from 1974 until 2004, notably carried by the F-14 Tomcat fighter ...

What You Need to Know: In 1976, the U.S. Navy faced a Cold War emergency when an F-14 Tomcat fell from the USS John F. Kennedy into the North Atlantic. With the Tomcat’s advanced AIM-54 Phoenix ...