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The F-14 Tomcat Wasn’t Built for Dogfighting. It Was Great at It Anyway.

Many of the F-14’s design innovations were intended for long-range strike missions—but served it well in close-quarters combat, too.
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The F-14 Tomcat Fighter Was the U.S. Navy’s Wonder Weapon

Key Points and Summary - Born for Cold War fleet defense, the F-14 Tomcat married variable-sweep wings with the Hughes AWG-9 radar and AIM-54 Phoenix to swat bombers at 100+ miles while staying nimble ...
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AIM-54 Phoenix: The Missile That Made the F-14 Tomcat an ‘Aerial Assassin’

What You Need to Know: The AIM-54 Phoenix was a renowned long-range air-to-air missile used by the U.S. Navy from 1974 until 2004, notably carried by the F-14 Tomcat fighter jet. Originally designed ...