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The F-14 Tomcat Fought Its Toughest Wars in the Middle East (Not For USA)

The F-14 Tomcat, iconic in U.S. Navy service, actually saw its most intense combat not with America, but in Iranian hands ...
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Why the U.S. Navy Finally Said No to the F-14 Tomcat

The Navy retired the F-14 Tomcat for five intertwined reasons: crippling upkeep (tens of maintenance hours per flight hour and high cost per hour), the fading of its Cold War fleet-defense mission, ...