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The F-14 Tomcat Fighter Has a Statement for the U.S. Navy

The F-14 Tomcat was the U.S. Navy’s premier fleet defense interceptor, designed to protect carriers from Soviet bombers. -Its ...
The National Interest on MSN

F-15E Strike Eagle: How the Air Force Turned a Dogfighter Into a Strike Aircraft

The transformation was profound, and the F-15E made for a remarkable strike aircraft, proving itself in combat during Operation Desert Storm. The F-15E still serves today, a testament to how solid and ...
The National Interest

F-15N Sea Eagle: How the F-15 Fighter Almost Flew From Aircraft Carriers

What You Need to Know: In the 1970s, the U.S. Navy briefly considered replacing the iconic F-14 Tomcat with a modified F-15N Sea Eagle for aircraft carrier operations. The F-15N aimed to be faster, ...
The Aviationist

The Last Cat: The F-14 Tomcat and its Fleet Air Defense Role

The final member of the Grumman cat family, the F-14 Tomcat, with its signature variable-geometry wings and twin-engine design, became an iconic symbol of the Cold War. A product of the “Grumman Iron ...
SlashGear

What Engines Do F-15 Jet Fighters Use & How Powerful Are They?

The F-15 Eagle is a fourth-generation fighter that still has a relevant part to play in military strategies. This is even although fifth-generation fighters like the F-35 Lightning II and F-22 Raptor ...
Forbes

The Latest F-15 Eagle Variant Can Go Almost Mach 3 - With Caveats

With two GE [F110-GE-]229 engines putting out 29,500 pounds of thrust each, a clean F-15EX can reach Mach 2.9. Boeing’s BA latest version of the storied F-15 Eagle, the F-15EX Eagle II, can reach ...