Editing Grumman F-14 Tomcat (section)

===F-14A===
The F-14A was the initial two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather interceptor fighter variant for the U.S. Navy. It first flew on 21 December 1970. The first 12 F-14As were prototype versions<ref name=Spickp75>Spick 2000, pp. 75–79.</ref> (sometimes called YF-14As). Modifications late in its service life added precision strike munitions to its armament. The U.S. Navy received 557 F-14A aircraft and 79 were received by Iran.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Anft |first1=Torsten |title=F-14 Bureau Numbers |url=http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-serial.htm |website=anft.net |access-date=27 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=A Brief Overview of the F-14A Tomcat in Iranian Service |url=https://www.kavehfarrokh.com/military-history-1900-present/a-brief-overview-of-the-f-14a-tomcat-in-iranian-service/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213161427/https://www.kavehfarrokh.com/military-history-1900-present/a-brief-overview-of-the-f-14a-tomcat-in-iranian-service/ |archive-date=13 December 2024 |access-date=2025-03-13 |work=Dr. Kaveh Farrokh |language=en-US |url-status=live }}</ref> The final 102 F-14As were delivered with improved Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-414A engines.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}} Additionally, an 80th F-14A was manufactured for Iran, but was delivered to the U.S. Navy.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}

Throughout its production run, the F-14A underwent numerous changes which were divided into blocks labelled in multiples of 5:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://modelingmadness.com/review/mod/us/usn/fighter/gar14adiff.htm|title=Tomcat Airframe Differences|publisher=Modelling Madness|access-date=October 3, 2023}}</ref>

*F-14A-60 (BuNo 158612 - 158619), F-14A-65 (BuNo 158620 - 158637), F-14A-70 (BuNo 158978 - 159006), F-14A-75 (BuNo 159007 - 159025) – early beaver tail with dielectric fairings, IRST chin pod with ALQ-100 antenna, 7-holed gun vent
*F-14A-75/80 (BuNo 159421 - 159429), F-14A-80 (BuNo 159430 - 159468) – dielectric fairings removed from beaver tail
*F-14A-85 (BuNo BuNo 159588 - 159637) – AN/ARC-159 UHF radio replaced AN/ARC-51A radio, 2-holed gun vent first installed during construction of airframe BuNos. 159612 - 159615
*F-14A-90 (BuNo 159825 - 159874), F-14A-95 (BuNo 160379 - 160414) – small angle of attack probe added to nose radome, automated maneuvering flaps
*F-14A-100 (BuNo 160652 - 160696), F-14A-105 (BuNo 160887 - 160937) – slip clutch and coupler installation added to the flap/slat system, fuel system improvements, improved AN/AWG-9, anti-corrosion measures (i.e. seals, baffles, drain plugs)
*F-14A-110 (BuNo 161138 - 161168), F-14A-115 (BuNo 161270 - 161299) – AN/ALQ antenna added to the beaver tail and above and below wing gloves
*F-14A-120 (BuNo 161416 - 161445), F-14A-125 (BuNo 161597 - 161626), F-14A-130 (BuNo 161850 - 161873), F-14A-135 (BuNo 162588 - 162611) – ECM blisters under glove vanes and on the tip of the beavertail
*F-14A-140 (BuNo 162688 - 162711) – TCS chin pod with ALQ-100 antenna