description: "The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is a single-engine, supersonic interceptor aircraft\ \ which was extensively deployed as a fighter-bomber during the Cold War. Created \ \ as a day fighter by Lockheed as one of the Century Series of fighter aircraft \ \ for the United States Air Force (USAF), it was developed into an all-weather \ \ multirole aircraft in the early 1960s and produced by several other nations, \ \ seeing widespread service outside the United States. \ \ The Aeritalia F-104S is a licensed production Italian version." introduced: 1966 manufacturer: Lockheed origin: USA price: 9 role: Light Fighter max_range: 100 gunfighter: true variants: F-104S Starfighter: {} tasks: BARCAP: 250 Escort: 150 Fighter sweep: 200 Intercept: 300 TARCAP: 250