The iconic F-14 Tomcat was Grumman's answer. Equipped with long range AIM-54 Phoenix air-to-air missiles, F-14s could engage multiple hostiles over 90 miles away.

Deliveries of Tomcats to the US Navy began in June 1972. With its variable sweep wing design, the F-14 became the Navy’s premier fighter, the first of the super fighters. F-14’s were phased out of service by the end of 2006.

2020年12月26日 · The F-14 could carry more bombs than the F/A-18A/C Hornet and, with its long range and heavy payload, it became the aircraft carrier’s deep strike platform, effectively replacing the A-6.

The F-14A Tomcat on the field at the Pacific Coast Air Museum. The Tomcat was the mainstay air superiority fighter of the US Navy from 1974 until 2006. During its 32 years in service, it earned a reputation as one of the most awe-inspiring combat planes of all time.

2022年2月1日 · The Grumman F-14 "Tomcat" was the quintessential United States Navy (USN) fleet defense interceptor of the latter Cold War years. Its existence was brought about largely due to the demise of the failed F-111B initiative, a carrier-based version of the large General Dynamics F-111 "Aardvark" swing-wing fighter-bomber.

The F-14 Tomcat was the United States Navy’s premier air superiority fighter beginning in the mid-1970s and served ongoing roles into the 21st century. The Tomcat’s design incorporates lessons learned in air-to-air combat during the early phases of the Vietnam War and technology to keep ahead of advancements made by America’s Cold War ...

2006年9月22日 · The F-14A is the latest in a long tradition of Grumman fighters built for the U.S. Navy. It is a supersonic, twin-engine, variable sweep wing, two-place strike fighter. The Tomcat’s primary missions are air superiority, fleet air defense and precision strike against ground targets.

In January 1969, the U.S. Navy selected Grumman Aerospace Corporation to produce a new fighter for air superiority, fleet air defense, and precision strike capability against ground targets. That fighter became the F-14 Tomcat, the last in a long line of Grumman cats for the Navy.

2024年12月21日 · The F-14 is a long-range fleet defense interceptor designed to operate from the United States Navy’s aircraft carriers. It is a two-place, twin-engine Mach 2+ fighter. The most notable feature are its variable geometry wings (“swing wings”), similar to those of the General Dynamics F-111. A Grumman F-14A Tomcat during test flight. (U.S. Navy)

Grumman F-14A Tomcat Made famous by the movie “Top Gun,” the F-14 Tomcat is the last of Grumman’s “Cat” series of Naval fighters which began with the F4F Wildcat in the 1930s. The F-14 grew out of the failed attempt to turn the F-111 into a carrier-based interceptor.