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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 ...
Despite their "Top Gun" fame, the United States decommissioned the last of its F-14 Tomcats in 2006. But Iran had them, and kept flying them. Here's why.
Iran is negotiating with China to buy 36 J-10C fighter jets as it looks to modernise its ageing air force, after facing ...
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Despite their "Top Gun" fame, the United States decommissioned the last of its F-14 Tomcats in 2006. But Iran had them, and kept flying them. Here's why.
These include the F-4 Phantom II (64 units), F-5E/F Tiger II (35) and F-14A Tomcat (41). Also still in service are 18 MiG-29A ...
The U.S. sold Iran dozens of its most capable jet—then spent decades chasing the spies and arms dealers smuggling the parts ...
These include the F-4 Phantom II (64 units), the F-5E/F Tiger II (35) and the F-14A Tomcat (41). Also still in service are 18 MiG-29A/UBs delivered in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but most of them ...
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The Real Top Guns | Iranian F-14 Aces
In the early 1970s, the Imperial Iranian Air Force - as it was then known - sought to procure new fighters to combat potential threats, particularly that posed by the new MiG-25. The new MiG’s ...
Scope and Contents This collection consists of one Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization (NATOPS) Flight Manual for the Grumman F-14A Tomcat obtained by Frederick Nassauer, Sr.
The destruction of these F-14 Tomcats, along with recent Israeli airstrikes on Iranian airbases, may mark the end of the Tomcat’s operational life. It is worth remembering that Iran originally ...