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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...
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Key Points and Summary – Despite its iconic status, the F-14 Tomcat was initially plagued by severe problems with its Pratt & Whitney TF30...
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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:...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Born for Cold War fleet defense, the F-14 Tomcat married variable-sweep wings with the Hughes AWG-9 radar and AIM-54...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary (Published on 9/20/2025 at 8:00 AM) – Born from the failure of the F-111B, the F-14 Tomcat gave U.S. carriers...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Cut off from U.S. spares after 1979, Iran kept its 79 F-14 Tomcats flying via improvisation, cannibalization, and sourcing—then...