A closer look at the reasoning behind the plane's iconic swing-wing mechanism.

The curious market for surplus Navy fighter parts.

Retired Too Early? The F-14 Tomcat is one of the most iconic fighter jets in aviation history, largely due to its prominent role in the 1986 film “Top Gun.” While the aircraft performed admirably ...

Key Points and Summary - The Navy retired the F-14 Tomcat in 2006, closing the book on a fighter that dominated the long-range air-to-air fight and later reinvented itself as a precision striker.

Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum now has a rare "triple threat" display of the F-14 Tomcat, F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon. The F-14 was recently added to the collection after a cross-country ...

Did the U.S. Navy Retire the F-14 Tomcat Too Soon? The official final flight of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat occurred on September 22, 2006, at Naval Air Station Oceana and was flown by Lt. Cmdr. Chris ...

In the January 1970 issue, Popular Mechanics laid out the details of the Navy's newest jet fighter: the F-14 Tomcat. A fast and nimble jet capable of Mach 2+ speeds, the F-14 would serve for decades ...