Event Brief
Super Tomcat 21: Navy’s long-range F-14 upgrade rejected
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Summary: Grumman’s Super Tomcat 21 long-range F-14D concept was offered after A-12’s collapse but the Navy chose the Super Hornet.
WHO: Grumman; U.S. Navy
WHAT: The Navy selected the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet over the Super Tomcat 21 long-range F-14D strike concept.
WHEN: Aug 17, 2026 at 2:16 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: The Navy chose the Super Hornet instead of the Super Tomcat 21, citing that the Tomcat was expensive to keep and post-Cold War budgets were shrinking.
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