Key Points and Summary - Even after its U.S. retirement in 2006, the iconic F-14 Tomcat lived on as the prized possession of the Iranian Air Force. -Fearing that spare parts would fall into Tehran's ...

The F-14 platform was the US Navy’s long-range, high-endurance interceptor able to better defend larger carrier battle groups. Earlier this summer, Iran’s small fleet of remaining F-14 “Tomcat” ...

The IDF destroyed two of Iran’s final remaining Cold War-era aircraft—signaling its intent to prevent Iran from regaining control of its airspace. Overnight, on June 16th-17th, Israeli forces ...

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 ...

Each of these nations will be relying heavily on their respective air forces to gain an upper hand in the conflict Before the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the U.S. sold a large number of Phantoms to Iran ...

WASHINGTON — The US Air Force’s long-range bombing of Iran’s strategic nuclear facilities included stealth-capable F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft, the Pentagon’s top official ...