Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The Super Tomcat 21 Fighter Was Designed to Do What The F/A-XX Is Now Being Designed to Do — And The U.S. Navy Killed It 30 Years Ago Grumman’s Super Tomcat 21 — and its ASF-14 evolution — was the company’s 1990s effort to transform the F-14 Tomcat into a long-range multirole... Jack BuckbyMay 22, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More F-14 Super Tomcat 21: The Navy’s Best Aircraft Carrier Fighter That Was Never Built The F-14D Tomcat was the most capable fleet defense fighter the U.S. Navy ever flew off a carrier deck. Grumman’s proposal to make it... Harry J. KazianisMay 19, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The F-14 Tomcat Fighter Still Haunts the U.S. Navy To This Day Key Points and Summary – The F-14 Tomcat inspires rare, enduring loyalty because it married long range, a powerful radar, and a two-crew cockpit... Harry J. KazianisDecember 14, 2025
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The F-14 Super Tomcat 21 Fighter Had Just One Mission Key Points and Summary – ‘One Mission’ – The “Super Tomcat 21” (ST21) was an ambitious 1990s Grumman proposal to save the F-14 by... Isaac SeitzNovember 7, 2025
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The Navy’s Big Super Tomcat 21 Fighter Mistake Still Stings Key Points and Summary – Grumman’s “Super Tomcat 21” was the Navy’s road not taken after the A-12 collapse and the NATF sticker shock.... Jack BuckbySeptember 11, 2025