F-14 Tomcat
US Navy 051105-F-5480T-005 An F-14D Tomcat conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf-region.jpg
A U.S. Navy F-14D conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf region in 2005.
RoleInterceptor, air superiority, and multirole fighter
National originUnited States
ManufacturerGrumman
First flight21 December 1970
Introduction22 September 1974
Retired22 September 2006 (United States Navy)
StatusIn service with the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
Primary usersUnited States Navy (historical)
Imperial Iranian Air Force (historical)
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
Produced1969–1991
Number built712