The Phoenix missile system alone was far more capable than the Eagle’s AIM-7 Sparrow. Studies indicated 170 F-14 Tomcats could… Read More
Using their F-14 Tomcat (much-improved) Link-16 datalink, LCDR Coby 'Coach' Loessberg and his RIO obtained their targeting data from the… Read More
‘Iowa the Air Traffic Controllers could not believe that they had an F-14 Tomcat under their control and so very… Read More
One of the latest known ideas for creating an interceptor variant of the Blackbird was the `SR-71 I', proposed by… Read More
Key explanatory text within the message was encrypted in "aviator acronyms” - "GF," YGTBSM," WTFO,” and "HS," and other coded… Read More
A new capability introduced by the AIM-54 was strictly linked to its radar: the AWG-9 had the unprecedented ability to… Read More
The odd photos in this post show an F-15 Eagle fighter jet carrying an AIM-54 Phoenix long-range air-to-air missile. The… Read More
‘I have actually done a fly by of the tower at over 400 knots…and I have photos to prove it,’… Read More
While approaching for the second landing attempt, the Iraqi MiG-23 ran out of fuel, stalled and crashed only 200 metres… Read More
The Shah was a very intelligent man and knew the benefits which an F-14/AWG-9/PHOENIX system would provide in defending the… Read More
F-14A/B/D did not have the capability to carry and fire the AIM-120 because - even though missile tests were conducted… Read More
The key structural element of an F-14 is its wing box. It is an electron beam welded titanium box that… Read More
The Soviets tried to go fishing for an F-14 that fell off the USS John F. Kennedy in 1976 - after the… Read More
‘Actually, you could trap aboard the boat with 6 Phoenix, but you wouldn’t have much fuel at max trap gross… Read More
The F-14 Tomcat wasn’t supposed to be a one trick pony like the F-15 Eagle. Often referred to as a… Read More
Studies indicated 170 “ADCOM F-14 Tomcats” could provide the same level of Defense as 290 F-15 Eagles Taken at the… Read More
A USAF F-15C Eagle fired an AIM-120 AMRAAM at a BQM-167 subscale drone, resulting in a "kill" of the aerial… Read More