One of the latest known ideas for creating an interceptor variant of the Blackbird was the `SR-71 I', proposed by… 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
A US Navy legend maintains that a few older F-14 pilots promised to erect a monument to the first individual… Read More
‘That jet accelerated like it was blasted out of a cannon. In maybe 50 seconds we went from about 400… 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
‘Long ago in flight school, I remember an instructor told us that we were not flying aircraft or fighters. No… Read More
When working in Track-While-Scan mode, the AWG-9 emissions were difficult to identify for contemporary radar warning receivers, and thus warning… Read More
The inherent versatility of the A-3 Skywarrior airframe led to it being used for many years as a developmental aircraft,… Read More
‘The AIM-54 Phoenix is too heavy for the F-15 to use and keep all of its fantastic air to air… Read More
‘The AWG-9 enabled us to engage at ranges that F-15 pilots could only dream of. We could even use AIM-7s… Read More
IRIAF fleet of F-14s is divided into two categories: 'airworthy' but with no operational AN/AWG-9 radars and weapons systems; and 'fully… Read More
The six-on-six missile shot was considered a huge success, since demonstrated that both the F-14 Tomcat and the AIM-54 Phoenix… Read More
The F-14 Tomcat was fitted with a powerful weapons system known as the AWG-9 which was able to support the… Read More
The F-14 Tomcat fired one AIM-54A from a range of over 100km (60 miles). The missile quickly cut the distance… Read More
Even if until today a real F-14 Tomcat Vs F-15 Eagle engagement with live weapons fired has never taken place,… Read More
To perform the fleet air defense role, the F-14 Tomcat was fitted with a powerful weapons system known as the… Read More
