How Iran got the F-14 Tomcat and kept it flying for decades

How Iran bought the F-14 Tomcat in the 1970s and kept it flying for decades through war, sanctions, and improvised ...
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Is The Grumman F-14 Tomcat Fighter Jet Still Flying Anywhere?

Utilized during the Cold War, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat was a reliable and highly effective defense fighter jet. Thanks to its weapons systems and variable-sweep wing design, the two-engine Tomcat had ...
Jalopnik

Iran Was The Last Country Flying The F-14 Tomcat, Here's Why

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat dominated the skies between 1974 and 2006, as well as pop culture, thanks to the movie "Top Gun." In its time, it was on the bleeding edge of technology, with AIM-54 Phoenix ...
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How the F-14 Tomcat Fighter Went to War Without Spare Parts

Key Points and Summary - Cut off from U.S. spares after 1979, Iran kept its 79 F-14 Tomcats flying via improvisation, cannibalization, and sourcing—then used them to shape the air war. -'With the ...
The National Interest

The US and Israel Are Blowing Up the Last Flying F-14 Tomcats on Earth

The United States and Israel are working to destroy Iran’s fleet of F-14 Tomcats—the final remaining airworthy F-14s anywhere in the world. Multiple Iranian F-14 Tomcat fighters have been destroyed on ...