F-14 Tomcat
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The F-14 Tomcat is the main defender of the U.S. fleet. With
its high speed and ultra-long- range weapons, the F-14 can
operate hundreds of miles away from its carrier base. The
Tomcat AWG-9 radar can engage six targets at once and its
Phoenix missiles can kill hostile bombers 90 miles away, before
they can launch their attacks. The Tomcat is one of the world's
true "Top Guns!"
A Tomcat aircrew are an elite within an elite. Pilot and
backseat Naval Flight Officer act as a carefully coordinated team
to wring the best from the awesome combination of
performance, sophistication and firepower at their command.
The Tomcat has been one of the great superfighters of the
world since its first squadron took to the skies in 1972. It packs a
massive punch, performs superbly and is the warplane of...