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The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, all-weather-capable variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft.The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project.
NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. -- Drone activity forced runways at New York's Stewart Airfield to shut down Friday night, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul. "Last night, the runways at Stewart Airfield were shut ...
New York State Police said Friday afternoon in a post on X they had received “numerous reports of drone sightings over the past 24 hours” and they were investigating the reports. “We have no ...
The F-14 primarily conducted air-to-air and reconnaissance missions with the U.S. Navy until the 1990s, when it was also employed as a long-range strike fighter. [2] It saw considerable action in the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf and was used as a strike platform in the Balkans, Afghanistan and Iraq until its final deployment with the United States in 2006.
Dec. 12. New York and New Jersey senators write a letter to the heads of the FBI, FAA and the Department of Homeland Security. "We write with urgent concern regarding the unmanned aerial system ...
He was the first student selected to begin flying the F-14 Tomcat right out of flight school. [2] [3] [7] Snodgrass' callsign in the Navy was "Snort". [3] [9] In 1978 he attended the United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program, commonly known as "TOPGUN", the Navy Fighter Weapons School. [2] He later became a TOPGUN instructor. [1]
The airport received a report of a drone sighting from the FAA around 9:40 p.m. Friday, said a spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The runways reopened at 10:45 p.m ...
Since the KA-99 camera was designed for low-medium altitude missions, the Tomcats were forced to fly as low as 10,000 feet (3,000 m) over active anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) and surface to air missile (SAM) sites in the Bekaa Valley, again by VF-32, resulting in 6th Fleet requesting higher altitude cameras such as had been available in the ...