Goodbye Legend: How the FA-18E/F Super Hornet Unseated the F-14 Tomcat
The Tomcat chalked up its extraordinary combat record in the service of one of the United States’ bitterest rivals, Iran.
Nonetheless, the Tomcat did prove itself to be one of the great American fighters of its era—in the hands of both the U.S. Navy and the Iranian Air Force.
Sébastien Roblin holds a Master’s Degree in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University and served as a university instructor for the Peace Corps in China. He has also worked in education, editing, and refugee resettlement in France and the United States. He currently writes on security and military history for War Is Boring.
This article was first published in 2019.
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