Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Article Summary – The F-14 Tomcat was built to defend U.S. carriers from Soviet bombers with long-range radar and Phoenix missiles, not to duel...
Hi, what are you looking for?
National Security Journal
All posts tagged "F-14D"
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The F-14 Tomcat was built for a specific Cold War nightmare: long-range Soviet bombers and cruise missiles hunting U.S....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The F-14 Tomcat married a superb airframe to the wrong engine. Inherited from the F-111, Pratt & Whitney TF30s...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Born for Cold War fleet defense, the F-14 Tomcat paired swing-wing agility with the AWG-9 radar and AIM-54 Phoenix...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Despite its iconic status, the F-14 Tomcat was initially plagued by severe problems with its Pratt & Whitney TF30...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – In the early 1990s, Grumman proposed the ST-21 “Super Tomcat,” a radical upgrade to the F-14. -This hypothetical jet...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Despite nostalgia fueled by films like Top Gun, a rational analysis shows the U.S. Navy does not truly “miss”...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The F-14D Tomcat earned its legend by doing the carrier’s hardest jobs well. -Its digital APG-71 radar paired with...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
PUBLISHED ON 10/2/2025 – 8:05 AM – Key Points and Summary – Grumman’s Super Tomcat 21 (ST21) was a credible evolution of the F-14D:...