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F14 Tomcat Fighter

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a United States Navy supersonic, twin-engine, variable sweep wing, two-seat interceptor. The Tomcat's primary missions are air superiority and fleet air defense, though it later acquired the ability to strike ground targets with precision munitions. It entered service in 1972 with the USN, replacing the F-4 Phantom II. It was later exported to the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force in 1976. It will be retired from the USN in 2006, replaced by the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, though it remains in service with the IRIAF.

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The F-14 was developed to take the place of the General Dynamics F-111B, the aborted navalized version of the TFX project. Intended to provide fleet air defense, the F-111B proved unmaneuverable, overweight, and, in general, poorly suited to carrier operations, leading to its cancellation in 1968.

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