Tamiya 1:48 scale Grumman F-14A Tomcat(TM)

[The strongest carrier-based fighter with variable wings]　From its first flight in 1970 until its retirement in 2006, the U.S. Navy’s F-14 Tomcat continued to fly as the world’s strongest air defense carrier-based fighter. Adopting a variable wing that can automatically control the sweep angle of the main wing, it achieves both high-speed performance and excellent maneuverability. It also combines a powerful radar fire control system (AN/AWG-9) with the Phoenix missile, which has a range of 150 km, to achieve unparalleled interception capabilities. Of the 632 Tomcats produced in total, 477 of the early production F-14A were produced for the US Navy. Deployment to aircraft carrier units began in 1973, and made its first sortie during the Saigon evacuation operation in 1975. After that, he served in a wide range of missions in Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, and other countries. Besides the United States, exports were also made to Iran. By the late 1970s, 79 aircraft had been delivered, and they fought hard in interception missions during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s. Even now, the Iranian Air Force maintains its own equipment and deploys it on the front lines as the main force of air defense.