Iran is currently the only nation still flying F-14 Tomcats, having acquired 79 in the 1970s. Iran also flies other old U.S.

The Navy needed a carrier fighter that could stop Soviet bomber raids before they reached the fleet—and still win if the ...

Navy veterans of the F-14 Tomcat recall why the jet still inspires: variable-sweep wings, big fuel and big missiles, and ...

Okay, so the Grumman F-14 Tomcat is one of if not the most recognizable naval fighter aircraft in history. People gush over it as if it was the biggest travesty of the 21st century when it was ...

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is surpassed by the Eurofighter Typhoon in terms of sensors, agility, and survivability. It detects ...

Key point: The F-14 Bobcat was an improvement that allowed for different capabilities. The F-14 Tomcat was designed to defend the U.S. Navy’s fleets from practically every airborne threat. While it ...

Four F-14B Tomcats, assigned to the “Pukin Dogs” of Fighter Squadron 143, conduct one last flight from Naval Air Station Oceana, VA, before being retired by the squadron. Photo by Lt. Cmdr. Shannon ...

When Top Gun came out in 1986, the aviation-themed film proved to be such as success in creating interest in naval aviation that the Grumman F-14 Tomcat became almost as much a star of the movie as ...

May 13 is Top Gun Day. Let’s celebrate it with two unknown Tomcat stories told by the former F-14 Tomcat RIO Dave “Bio” Baranek. Developed in the late 1960s as a multi-mission fighter, the F-14 Tomcat ...