A report on Grumman F-14 Tomcat

A U.S. Navy F-14D conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf-region in 2005.
A U.S. Navy F-14D conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf region in 2005.
The F-111B was designed to fulfill the carrier-based interceptor role, but had weight and performance problems, and was not suited to the types of aerial combat that were predominant over Vietnam
Grumman's VFX entry was designed around the TF30 engine, AWG-9 radar and AIM-54 missile intended for the F-111B; this eventually became the F-14A
VFA-143 "Pukin Dogs" F-14B and F/A-18E Super Hornet in 2005
An F-14D launching an AIM-7 Sparrow; a GBU-10 Paveway II is also carried.
An F-14D(R) from VF-213 flying over Iraq on last Tomcat deployment with LANTIRN pod on starboard wing glove station and LGB underneath fuselage.
F-14 Tomcat with wings in asymmetric sweep during testing for this possible in-flight malfunction
Rear view of the F-14 showing the area between the engine nacelles
An F-14D prepares to refuel with probe extended.
F-14 with landing gear deployed
F-14 Tomcat carrying an AIM-120 AMRAAM during a 1982 test.
Two Iranian Tomcats equipped with multiple missiles, circa 1986, in the midst of a project to adapt I-Hawk surface-to-air missiles for F-14s
An F-14A of VF-84 Jolly Rogers, in a 1970s color scheme
An F-14A from VF-114 intercepting a Soviet Tu-95RT "Bear-D" maritime reconnaissance aircraft.
An F-14A of VF-32 during Operation Desert Storm with a KC-135 Stratotanker and two EA-6B Prowlers in the background
A Navy F-14D flying over the skies of Afghanistan on a precision bombing mission in November 2001.
The last F-14 launch from a carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt on 28 July 2006
Iranian ace Jalil Zandi is credited with shooting down 11 Iraqi aircraft during the Iran–Iraq War, making him the highest scoring F-14 pilot.
Formation flight of Iranian Tomcats, 2008
Close-up view of the distinctive afterburner petals of the GE F110 engine
An upgraded F-14D(R) Tomcat with the ROVER transmit antenna circled with USS Theodore Roosevelt in the background
Grumman's proposed F-14 Interceptor for USAF Aerospace Defense Command in 1972 with the simulated "Buzz Code" and Aerospace Defense Command livery and emblem on the tail
F-14 Tomcat operators as of 2014 (former operators in red)
An IRIAF F-14 Tomcat landing at Mehrabad, Iran.
F-14A Tomcat of NFWS (TOPGUN) NAS Miramar c. 1993
Front view of an F-14A at Yokota Air Base, Tokyo, Japan, 2003
F-14A BuNo 162689 at the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda, California, 2009
An F-14A on display at Grumman Memorial Park in New York
F-14A BuNo 160661 on display at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center's Aviation Challenge facility in Huntsville, Alabama, 2009
YF-14A at the Cradle of Aviation Museum
F-14B at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
F-14A of VF-84 "Jolly Rogers" at the Museum of Flight
Grumman F-14 Tomcat drawings
F-14A of VF 111 "Sundowners" (USS Carl Vinson)
F-14B from the VF-211 Fighting Checkmates carrying six AIM-54 Phoenix missiles.
Tomcat logo

American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft.

- Grumman F-14 Tomcat
A U.S. Navy F-14D conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf-region in 2005.

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General Dynamics

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American publicly traded, aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

American publicly traded, aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

In 1999, the company acquired Gulfstream Aerospace. Here, a Gulfstream G650 departs Bristol Airport, England in 2014.
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Stryker
Minigun

Grumman went on to use many of the innovations of the F-111 in the highly successful F-14 Tomcat, an aircraft designed solely as a carrier-borne fighter.

VFA-41 insignia

VFA-41

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United States Navy strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, flying the F/A-18F Super Hornet.

United States Navy strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, flying the F/A-18F Super Hornet.

VFA-41 insignia
VF-41 F-4J on USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42)
Fast Eagle 102, one of the F-14 Tomcats involved in the Gulf of Sidra incident, on the deck of USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
VFA-41 F/A-18F over Afghanistan

In April 1976 VF-41 transitioned to the F-14A Tomcat and their first cruise began in September 1977 as part of CVW-8 on USS Nimitz (CVN-68).

Calverton, New York

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Hamlet and census-designated place on eastern Long Island in Suffolk County, New York, United States.

Hamlet and census-designated place on eastern Long Island in Suffolk County, New York, United States.

A 10000 ft runway was built, and most of Grumman's F-14 Tomcat and E-2C Hawkeye aircraft were to pass through the plant.

KBM Kolomna 9K32M Strela-2M (SA-7b) missile and canister

9K32 Strela-2

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Light-weight, shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile (or MANPADS) system.

Light-weight, shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile (or MANPADS) system.

KBM Kolomna 9K32M Strela-2M (SA-7b) missile and canister
SA-7a components. It is best distinguished by the squarish gripstock.
Components of the most common variant, the 9K32M Strela-2M/SA-7b
A Strela being aimed, the lens of the seeker clearly visible
Strela shortly after launch, fins unfurled, just before sustainer motor activation
A Soviet soldier posing with a Strela launcher
Damage to an AC-130 gunship caused by an SA-7, May 1972
An Afghan Mujahid with a Strela 2
Map with 9K32 operators in blue with former operators in red

On 3 December, more Strelas and anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) were fired at United States Navy F-14 Tomcats flying a reconnaissance mission.

VFA-101 Insignia

VFA-101

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United States Navy Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) based at Eglin AFB, Florida.

United States Navy Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) based at Eglin AFB, Florida.

VFA-101 Insignia
VF-101 F4D-1 aboard in 1957
An F-4J of VF-101 Det.66 in 1971
VF-101 F-14B Tomcat
VFA-101 receives its first F-35C at Eglin AFB, 22 June 2013

After the West Coast FRS for the F-14 Tomcat, VF-124, was disestablished in the mid-1990s, VF-101 became the sole F-14 FRS.

VFA-103 insignia

VFA-103

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Aviation unit of the United States Navy established in 1952.

Aviation unit of the United States Navy established in 1952.

VFA-103 insignia
VF-103 "Sluggers" original insignia.
VF-103 F9F-6 Cougars over USS Coral Sea (CVA-43), 1954.
VF-103 F8U-2s from USS Forrestal (CVA-59)
VF-103 F-4J Phantom II in 1978
VF-103 F-14A+ Tomcats en route to Iraq while flying off Saratoga during the Gulf War.
VF-103 F-14B in high visibility markings
VFA-103 F/A-18F Super Hornet aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), in 2018.

In January 1983, VF-103 was among the last fighter squadrons to transition to the F-14A Tomcat.

Radar and other avionics in the nose of a Cessna Citation I/SP

Avionics

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Avionics (a blend of aviation and electronics) are the electronic systems used on aircraft.

Avionics (a blend of aviation and electronics) are the electronic systems used on aircraft.

Radar and other avionics in the nose of a Cessna Citation I/SP
F-105 Thunderchief with avionics laid out
The Airbus A380 glass cockpit featuring pull-out keyboards and two wide computer screens on the sides for pilots

Aircraft like the F-15E and the now retired F-14 have roughly 20 percent of their budget spent on avionics.

MIM-23 Hawk loading vehicle reloading a launching trailer

MIM-23 Hawk

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American medium-range surface-to-air missile. It was designed to be a much more mobile counterpart to the MIM-14 Nike Hercules, trading off range and altitude capability for a much smaller size and weight. Its low-level performance was greatly improved over Nike through the adoption of new radars and a continuous wave semi-active radar homing guidance system. It entered service with the US Army in 1959.

American medium-range surface-to-air missile. It was designed to be a much more mobile counterpart to the MIM-14 Nike Hercules, trading off range and altitude capability for a much smaller size and weight. Its low-level performance was greatly improved over Nike through the adoption of new radars and a continuous wave semi-active radar homing guidance system. It entered service with the US Army in 1959.

MIM-23 Hawk loading vehicle reloading a launching trailer
MIM-23 Hawk loading vehicle reloading a launching trailer
A Hawk system in service with the German Air Force before it was phased out
Launch of a Hawk missile
A Hawk PAR radar
A Sentinel radar
A Hawk CWAR radar
A Hawk HPI radar
An Israeli M727 mobile Hawk launcher
Iranian Mersad-16
Hawk SAM being towed by a truck on the Romanian National Day parade on December 1, 2008, at the Triumph Arch in Bucharest

The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force used a number of MIM-23 Hawk missiles for carriage on F-14 Tomcat fighters in the air-to-air role under a program known as Sky Hawk, of Sedjil.

VFA-154 Insignia

VFA-154

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United States Navy strike fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Lemoore.

United States Navy strike fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Lemoore.

VFA-154 Insignia
VF-837 F9F-2B fighters are launched from USS Antietam (CV-36) off Korea.
VF-154 F-8D Crusader in the early 1960s
VF-154 F-4N Phantom II (right) aboard USS Coral Sea (CV-43)
VF-154 F-14A Tomcats perform a section roll off Saipan in the Mariana Islands
VF-154 F-14s fly past the memorial on top of Mount Suribachi in March 2003
VFA-154 F/A-18F Super Hornet lands aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) in 2006
VFA-154 F/A-18F color scheme

Several cruises with USS Coral Sea followed, as the carrier did not have strong enough decks to carry the F-14A Tomcat.

ROVER consists of a laptop receiver for aircraft video feeds.

ROVER

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System which allows ground forces, such as Forward air controllers (FAC), to see what an aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is seeing in real time by receiving images acquired by the aircraft's sensors on a laptop on the ground.

System which allows ground forces, such as Forward air controllers (FAC), to see what an aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is seeing in real time by receiving images acquired by the aircraft's sensors on a laptop on the ground.

ROVER consists of a laptop receiver for aircraft video feeds.
UAVs such as the RQ-11 Raven transmit video that shows real-time, nearby dangers.
An F-14D(R) Super Tomcat with the ROVER transmit antenna circled. USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) in the background.

It was first used by VF-31 and VF-213 on their last cruise with the F-14 Tomcat in 2005 and 2006.