Diving deeper into the last true 'pilot's fighter jet' of naval aviation.
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How the F-14 Tomcat was Top Dog: A Look at the AWG-9 Radar System
Developed by Hughes through the F-111 program, the AWG-9, mated with the AIM-54 Phoenix, made the Grumman F-14 Tomcat the most deadly fleet defense weapon of its time. Produced by Hughes Aircraft ...
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Watch Iraqi jets challenge Iran’s legendary Tomcats
The Iran-Iraq War produced some of the most intense air combat of the Cold War. Iraqi pilots flying Mirage F.1s faced one of the most advanced fighters ever built. The F-14 Tomcat dominated early ...
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Why the Tomcat’s AWG-9 made long-range air combat a team sport
“The F-14 Tomcat had a reputation for owning the outer edges of the sky, but it wasn’t based on speed or swing wings alone.
The B-2 was a generational leap in strategic stealth bombing capabilities and is not be superseded until 2027 when the B-21 ...
Low vacancy rates and new industrial parks signal renewed demand for traditional manufacturing and engineering space across ...
The Crusader was active during the Vietnam War, ‘scoring’ 19 air-to-air victories for three losses, the best ratio of any US aircraft of the conflict. Armed with four 20mm cannon it has frequently ...
The future of the Tillamook Air Museum is uncertain after its historic airship hangar was damaged in a December storm.
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NASA Receives Two F-15Ds for Supersonic Research
Two F-15Ds of the Oregon Air National Guard have been transferred to NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center, where they will join the ones already operated by the agency. NASA has announced on Jan.
History is filled with military aircraft that looked like expensive miscalculations long before they ever saw combat.
Throughout U.S. military history, a small number of aircraft have done something more disruptive than outperform their ...
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