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The US Navy’s F-14 Tomcat only exists because one of the worst programs in Pentagon history failed first

The F-14 Tomcat is remembered as one of the greatest naval fighters ever flown. But it only exists because a defense ...
National Security Journal on MSN

The F-14 Tomcat from Top Gun could have had an even deadlier successor — and the US Navy said no

Summary and Key Points: Top Gun: Maverick reminded the world why the F-14 Tomcat is the most beloved fighter the Navy ever ...
Air Force Times

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

For the first time in 20 years a U.S. F-14 Tomcat may get airborne. (U.S. Navy) Four decades after Tom Cruise’s Pete “Maverick” Mitchell first felt the need for speed in the cockpit of an F-14 Tomcat, ...
Stars and Stripes

‘Maverick Act’ aims to see an F-14 Tomcat fly again

Hollywood’s favorite Navy jet fighter could fly again under a bipartisan bill approved by the U.S. Senate and awaiting a vote in the House. “The Maverick Act” would preserve three retired F-14 Tomcat ...