Key Points and Summary on Midway-Class - The U.S. Navy's Midway-class ships, commissioned just after WWII, were America's first aircraft carriers with armored flight decks, a direct response to ...
Developed by Hughes through the F-111 program, the AWG-9, mated with the AIM-54 Phoenix, made the Grumman F-14 Tomcat the most deadly fleet defense weapon of its time. Produced by Hughes Aircraft ...
Thus far, the F-14 Tomcat’s primary role—fleet air defense—has yet to be fully replicated by any of its successors. In September 2006, the United States lost its need for speed. That was the year that ...