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Is the F-14 Tomcat making a comeback? Operationally, no — but the new “Maverick Act” that just passed the Senate and is now headed for a vote in Congress aims to pull three Tomcats out of the Boneyard and potentially even make one flight-capable.

But we're not talking about a walk in the park, here...

(Feature image includes elements from Adobe Stock and a real "image of a VF-2 F-14 shot by “Bio” from a C-2 Greyhound ramp," sourced via The Aviationist here: theaviationist.com/2020/12/14/fox-3-f-14-tomcat-rio-gives-first-hand-account-of-aim-54-phoenix-missile-launch/)

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Citations:
congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4161/text/is
youtube.com/watch?v=xGw3Wi0_UY4
sandboxx.us/news/the-2-biggest-lies-top-gun-taught-you-about-military-aviation
sandboxx.us/news/super-tomcat-the-21st-century-f-14-that-would-still-be-flying-today
sandboxx.us/news/irans-best-fighter-jet-used-to-be-americas-top-gun
cbsnews.com/news/shredding-f-14s-to-keep-parts-from-iran
sandboxx.us/news/israel-wipes-out-iranian-f-14-tomcats-on-the-airstrip