Investigation continues on F-14 wing section as Navy pushes life to 118%

The U.S. Navy continues to investigate a crack found in a wing section test article of a non-flying F-14 Tomcat to determine if the problem is fleet-wide or just an anomaly. The service is attempting to stretch the life of the aging Northrop Grumman jet, set for replacement by the Boeing F/A-18E/F...

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