The F-14 Tomcat first entered service more than five decades ago. While this fighter platform, infamous for its role in the blockbuster hit Top Gun, has been replaced by next-generation successors in the U.S., it remains in service with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Now a top adversary of Washington, Tehran first acquired this then-coveted platform before the fall of the Shah and the onset of the Islamic Revolution. The fleet of Tomcats still flown by Tehran has been modified over the years to remain relevant in the modern age of aviation. Читать дальше...