Iran remains the only country flying the F-14 Tomcat, acquired before the 1979 revolution. After sanctions cut off US support ...

Grumman produced a total of 712 iconic F-14 Tomcat aircraft before the assembly line was shut down. The US Navy retired the last of its F-14s in 2006, being succeeded by Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet, ...

What You Need to Know: In 1976, the U.S. Navy faced a Cold War emergency when an F-14 Tomcat fell from the USS John F. Kennedy into the North Atlantic. With the Tomcat’s advanced AIM-54 Phoenix ...

Thus far, the F-14 Tomcat’s primary role—fleet air defense—has yet to be fully replicated by any of its successors. In September 2006, the United States lost its need for speed. That was the year that ...