F-14 Tomcat vs. F/A-18 Super Hornet: A Top Gun Showdown. When the general public considers either the F-14 Tomcat or the F/A-18 Super Hornet, the Top Gun film series is likely top of mind.

Several years since it was eventually retired from the U.S. Navy, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat remains one of the most loved planes by aviation enthusiasts.

While the Tomcat was a speed demon, going as fast as Mach 2.3, the F/A-18 Hornet performed better in a dogfight at slower speeds. This suited the Hornet just fine as it could only reach Mach 1.8 ...

The F-14 Tomcat was primarily designed to defend the U.S. Navy’s fleets from airborne threats, ... was first used in combat by the F/A-18 Hornet in October 2004 over Fallujah.

Why the F/A-18 Hornet Is Such a Badass Plane; The loss of the Soviet Union as a high-tech opponent in 1991 left the F-14 Tomcat without a peer-level enemy to fight.

The Navy decided to fill the role of fighter/attack aircraft with the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, and the F-14 Tomcat was finally retired on September 22, 2006. About the Author: Peter Suciu Peter ...

The Navy is replacing Tomcats, which have been in service about 30 years, with the technologically advanced F/A-18 Hornet fighters. F-14 Tomcats, which cost about $38 million each, have been in ...

It is clear that the F-4 Phantom, and later F/A-18 Hornet, fulfilled the Carrier Air Wing's air-to-air mission during the ships post Vietnam lives. Yet, the truth is that the Tomcat did indeed ...