The F-14 Tomcat has a range of 907 nautical miles (1,039 miles or 1,672 kilometers) on internal fuel. With external fuel tanks, the range of the F-14 can be extended to 2,350 nautical miles (2,705 miles or 4,353 kilometers).
The F-14 Tomcat uses two General Electric F110-GE-400 afterburning turbofan engines. Each engine produces 23,000 pounds of thrust with afterburner. The F-14 Tomcat has a maximum speed of Mach 2.34 (1,544 miles per hour or 2,485 kilometers per hour) at sea level and a maximum altitude of 60,000 feet (18,288 meters).
The F-14 Tomcat was armed with a 20mm M61A1 Vulcan cannon and up to six AIM-54 Phoenix air-to-air missiles. The F-14 could also carry a variety of other weapons, including AIM-7 Sparrow, AIM-9 Sidewinder, and AGM-84 Harpoon missiles.