The final variant, the F-14D "Super Tomcat," introduced in the late 1980s, featured advanced engines, radar, and targeting systems, making it a versatile and powerful platform. -Despite its ...

Though the F-14D Super Tomcat introduced significant upgrades, the Cold War’s end and budget cuts stopped further purchases. -A potential follow-up, the Super Tomcat 21 (ST21), would have ...

But while the US Navy upgraded its fleet to the more capable F-14D Super Tomcat and eventually to the F/A-18 Super Hornet, Iran kept its F-14As flying infrequently as a matter of prestige as much ...

Despite never having been built, the Grumman Super Tomcat-21 (ST21) remains a point of fascination in aviation circles. ST21 symbolizes what could have been an exceptional evolution of a legendary..