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 used them to shape the air war. -'With the ...

The final member of the Grumman cat family, the F-14 Tomcat, with its signature variable-geometry wings and twin-engine design, became an iconic symbol of the Cold War. A product of the “Grumman Iron ...

Key Points and Summary - 'One Mission' - The "Super Tomcat 21" (ST21) was an ambitious 1990s Grumman proposal to save the F-14 by transforming it into a multi-role fighter. -The plan would have added ...

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The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is probably the most recognizable fighter jet from the 20th century thanks to 1986's "Top Gun," starring Tom Cruise. The general public got to see the jet's variable sweep wing ...