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The Tomcat outlived its usefulness. It was built to fire the AIM-54 Phoenix Missile and ended up doing everything but antisubmarine warfare. It's AWG-9 radar was once state of the art. It's antiquated now. It was an incredibly maintenance intensive aircraft.

2007-03-20 19:47:51 · answer #1 · answered by Yak Rider 7 · 1 0

Although it did rock at one point, stealth took over. The F-22 was tested to be a far superior aircraft. The F14 couldn't take on 144 F-18s , 4 at a time, without losing one aircraft to enemy fire like the F-22 has in training.

The modern Russian, European and Chinese aircraft can outfly the F-14 now.

2007-03-21 02:51:33 · answer #2 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 1 0

the f14 tomcat was a large and heavy aircraft that was ageing, and was quite inferiour in standards to the F/A18 E/F super hornet now introduced into the US navy.

I believe that 'in with the new, out with the old' is a good phase to stick to anyways...

cheers,
josh

2007-03-21 02:25:11 · answer #3 · answered by josh a 1 · 1 0

I think its old and the F/A-18F Super Hornet is much much better

2007-03-21 08:49:33 · answer #4 · answered by black moon 1 · 0 0

Bad stuff happens to ya, when you are obsolete.

2007-03-21 04:10:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

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