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The YJ-7 () is a Chinese subsonic
anti-ship missile
An anti-ship missile (AShM or ASM) is a guided missile that is designed for use against ships and large boats. Most anti-ship missiles are of the sea-skimming variety, and many use a combination of inertial guidance and active radar homing. ...
. It is manufactured by the Third Academy of the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation
The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) is a Chinese state-owned enterprise that designs, develops and manufactures a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. CASI ...
(CASIC).Gormley et al.: page 18 The export version of the YJ-7 is the C-701.Gormley et al.: page 16
History
The radar-guided C-701 was displayed by the China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation (CPMIEC) at the 2004China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition
China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition (), also known as the Airshow China () and Zhuhai Airshow (), is a biennial international aerospace trade expo held in Zhuhai, Guangdong, since 1996. It is the largest airshow in China.
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.''China Missile Chronology'': section "10 April, 2006" 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.
In April 2006, it was reported that radar-guided C-701s were fired during Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
ian military exercises.
Variants
*YJ-7 *C-701 AR: Export version with active radar seeker *C-701T: Export version with electro-optical seeker *FL-10: "Cheaper version" of the C-701Cordesman and Lin: page 41 * Kowsar: Iranian version of C-701Cordesman and Lin: page 28Operators
Current operators
; *Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
The Iranian Armed Forces, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, are the combined military forces of Iran, comprising the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (''Artesh''), the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (''Sepah'') and the Polic ...
: C-701, Kowsar (patrol boats,Cordesman and Lin: page 30 shore batteries.Cordesman and Lin: page 29)
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*People's Liberation Army Navy
The People's Liberation Army Navy, also known as the People's Navy, PLA Navy or simply Chinese Navy, is the naval warfare military branch, branch of the People's Liberation Army, the national military of the People's Republic of China. It i ...
: YJ-7 ( Harbin Z-8 and Z-9C helicopters)Gormley et al.: page 58
See also
* Kh-25 * Sea Skua *AGM-119
The Penguin anti-ship missile, designated AGM-119 by the U.S. military, is a Norwegian infrared homing, passive IR seeker-based short-to-medium range anti-ship missile, anti-ship guided missile, designed for naval use.
Overview
Penguin was orig ...
References
;Bibliography * * * {{Chinese Missiles Guided missiles of the People's Republic of China Anti-ship cruise missiles of the People's Republic of China Air-to-surface missiles Military equipment introduced in the 2000s