The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic twinjet two-seat variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy’s Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program following the collapse of the F-111B project. The F-14 was the first of the American teen-series fighters which were designed incorporating the experience of air combat against MiG fighters during the Vietnam War.The F-14 first flew in December 1970 and made its first deployment in 1974 with the U.S.
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manufacturer
Grumman
number built
712
production end year
1991-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
production start year
1969-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
retired
2006-09-22
type
Air superiority fighter, Interceptor aircraft, Multirole combat aircraft
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