content: The F-14 was created for the sole purpose of deploying AIM-54 missile system during the cold war. In no way shape or form do I want to downplay the AIM-54, but it was extremely expensive because of the secrecy. Back in 1975 a single missile was 2.3 million dollars to field, the American answer to Russian Missile superiority... "Fire and forget" computer superiority. Here is a picture from Wikipedia:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AIM-54_6_Pack.jpg  The tomcat was built as much around the Missile as the A-10 is built around the Brrt