F04118F ,

The US Navy retired the AIM-54 Phoenix in 2004, and the Tomcat kept flying without the Phoenix as a recon and strike platform until 22 Sep 2006.

The Iranians have also been strapping Hawk SAMs to the Tomcat.
Can't seem to upload pics now so have a look:
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=iriaf+f-14+hawk&t=brave&iax=images&ia=images

JohnDClay ,

The name makes sense now!

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