The US Navy retired all its F-14 Tomcats in 2006. Congress just voted to put one back in the air

Congress’ new Maverick Act could allow one retired US Navy F-14 Tomcat to fly again nearly 20 years after the fighter left ...
National Security Journal on MSN

Grumman built an F-14 Tomcat in US Air Force colors in 1972 — but the Air Force chose the F-15 Eagle instead

In 1972, Grumman built a full-scale mock-up of an F-14 Tomcat painted in U.S. Air Force Aerospace Defense Command (ADCOM) ...
AeroTime

US Senate passes Maverick Act in bid to return F-14 Tomcat to the air

The US Senate has passed the Maverick Act, which could preserve three retired F-14 Tomcats and possibly return one to flight.
The Aviationist

The Tomcat’s Six Pack: The F-14 Six on Six Phoenix Test

Designed for fleet air defense, the F-14 was armed with a potent long-range missile and, with a powerful new radar, could engage multiple airborne targets at once. The United States Navy’s F-14 Tomcat ...
Task & Purpose

How Iran got the F-14 Tomcat and kept it flying for decades

It appears that the F-14 Tomcat, retired from the U.S. Navy in 2006 but still in service with the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, has finally come to the end of the runway. When the war with Iran ...
Air Force Times on MSN

‘Maverick Act' saves last 3 F-14 Tomcats from destruction

New legislation is keeping hope alive that the iconic swept-wing fighter could someday fly again.