Engineering:YJ-7
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The YJ-7 (Chinese: 鹰击-7; pinyin: yingji-7; literally: 'Eagle Strike 7') is a Chinese subsonic anti-ship missile. It is manufactured by the Third Academy of the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC).[1] The export version of the YJ-7 is the C-701.[2]
History
The radar-guided C-701 was displayed by the China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation (CPMIEC) at the 2004 China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition.[3] Although the missile was developed by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, Iran's Aerospace Industries Organisation (AIO) claimed presented the missile as a national program.[4]
In April 2006, it was reported that radar-guided C-701s were fired during Iranian military exercises.[3]
Variants
- YJ-7
- C-701 AR: Export version with active radar seeker[2]
- C-701T: Export version with electro-optical seeker[2]
- FL-10: "Cheaper version" of the C-701[5]
- Kowsar: Iranian version of C-701[6]
Operators
Current operators
Iran
People's Republic of China
See also
- Kh-25
- Sea Skua
- AGM-119
References
- ↑ Gormley et al.: page 18
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gormley et al.: page 16
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 China Missile Chronology: section "10 April, 2006"
- ↑ Hewson, Robert (17 November 2004). "China aids Iran's tactical missile programme". Jane's Defence Weekly.
- ↑ Cordesman and Lin: page 41
- ↑ Cordesman and Lin: page 28
- ↑ Cordesman and Lin: page 30
- ↑ Cordesman and Lin: page 29
- ↑ Gormley et al.: page 58
- Bibliography
- "China Missile Chronology". 8 June 2012. https://media.nti.org/pdfs/china_missile_1.pdf.
- Cordesman, Anthony H.; Lin, Aaron (February 2015). The Iranian Sea-Air-Missile Threat to Gulf Shipping. Center for Strategic and International Studies. ISBN 978-1-4422-4077-3. https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/legacy_files/files/publication/150219_Cordesman_IranAirSeaMissileThreat_Web.pdf.
- Gormley, Dennis M.; Erickson, Andrew S.; Yuan, Jingdong (2014). A Low-Visibility Force Multiplier: Assessing China's Cruise Missile Ambitions (Report). Washington, D.C.: National Defense University Press. https://ndupress.ndu.edu/Portals/68/Documents/Books/force-multiplier.pdf.
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