Tornado, and Su-17 all used variable sweep wings—an innovation once seen as the future of air combat. So why did this design ...

The F-14 is designed to roll and turn at supersonic speeds and outshoot planes threatening our fleet. It's the Navy's substitute for the controversial F-111.

Was the Navy’s F-111 Really That Bad? Pentagon leaders insisted that an Air Force fighter-bomber would make a great Navy interceptor. They should have asked the Navy.

The F-111 Aardvark, a pioneering supersonic, multirole jet, served the U.S. Air Force for nearly three decades and the Royal Australian Air Force for four decades. -Introduced in 1964, the F-111 ...

F-111 Aardvark, also known as the "Pig," was one of the most effective military jets ever created, so why was this elite fighter jet retired?

However, the F-111 would be rejected from the Navy’s competition to find a long-range interceptor in favor of a design that would become the more maneuverable F-14 Tomcat.

Even with help from Grumman, the eventual manufacturers of the F-14, the F-111B was a bloated brick of a machine compared to other Navy fighters.

However, the F-111 would be rejected from the Navy’s competition to find a long-range interceptor in favor of a design that would become the more maneuverable F-14 Tomcat.

NGAD development may be risky and costly, but if the F-111 is any guide, it will be a successful enhancement to the U.S. arsenal.

A photo of one of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing's F-111Fs preparing for takeoff from RAF Lakenheath at the beginning of Operation El Dorado Canyon on April 14, 1986. (Photo: USAF Photo by SSgt ...

The F-111 played a variety of roles during its 30 years of service. Built primarily as a medium-range, all-weather interdictor and tactical strike aircraft, the Aardvark also acted as a strategic ...

The F-14 wings adjusted themselves automatically—largely thanks to the Central Air Data Computer designed by the Garrett AiResearch team of two dozen engineers, including Bill and Ray.