{"product_id":"tamiya-1-32-grumman-f-14a-tomcat-black-knights","title":"TAMIYA 1\/32 GRUMMAN F-14A TOMCAT BLACK KNIGHTS","description":"\u003cp\u003e    About the Grumman F-14A Tomcat \"Black Knights\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e    Ever since its first flight in 1970, the F-14 Tomcat has been one of the top air defense fighters. From 1990, in addition to its role as an interceptor, the F-14A, noted for its long range and superior weapons systems was designated as an air-to-ground strike plane. With this new role, the Tomcat was fitted with a new weapons arsenal. Since 1996, the F-14A employs the AN\/AAQ-14 targeting pod, referred to as the LANTIRN. This targeting pod gives the F-14A precision bombing capability by procuring targets for nose-mounted infrared laser or other laser guided weapons. The AN\/AAQ-14 targeting pod contains a high-resolution, forward-looking infrared sensor (which displays an infrared image of the target to the pilot), a laser designator-rangefinder for precise delivery of laser-guided munitions, target tracking software, and more. The LANTIRN, combined with GBU-16 and GBU-24 guided bombs, enables precision striking with a minute margin of error from several meters down to tens of centimeters. This precision can be realized at long-range. The VF-154 Black Knights is attached to the USS Kittyhawk,homeported at Yokosuka Harbor, Japan. The Black Knights were formed after WWII, and were deployed to both the Korean and Vietnam War. F-14As were employed with the VF-154 from 1984, and used extensively in Operation Desert Shield during the Gulf War in 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TAMIYA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45254118047767,"sku":"60313-000","price":229.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/6637\/4935\/files\/60313-000.jpg?v=1783504703","url":"https:\/\/www.hobbyvault.com.au\/products\/tamiya-1-32-grumman-f-14a-tomcat-black-knights","provider":"Hobby Vault Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}