Instead of building prototypes, Grumman immediately switched to the production of an experimental series, and already on December 31, 1972, the first batch of jet fighters were put into service with the VF-124 Fleet Replacement Squadron. The main weapon of the F-14A was the AIM-54 Phoenix long-range missiles controlled by the newest to date weapon control system. Work on the F-14A fighter began in February 1969, and in December of the next year, the new aircraft took her maiden flight.
The commission's preference was given to Grumman's design, a twin-engine jet fighter with a variable-swept wing.
In 1968, five aircraft building companies entered the Pentagon's competition for a new carrier-based interceptor fighter.
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