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The YJ-7 () is a
Chinese
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subsonic anti-ship missile
An anti-ship missile (AShM) 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. A good ...
. It is manufactured by the Third Academy of the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation
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(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 theChina Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation
China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation (CPMIEC, ) is a Chinese defense company that acts as one of a number of authorized defense trading companies. It represents the domestic defense manufacturing industry in the export of arms an ...
(CPMIEC) at the 2004 China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition
China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition (), also known as the Airshow China () or Zhuhai Airshow (), is the largest airshow and aerospace trade expo in China. It has been held in even years in Zhuhai, Guangdong since 1996.
Hist ...
.''China Missile Chronology'': section "10 April, 2006"
In April 2006, it was reported that radar-guided C-701s were fired during Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
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
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: C-701, Kowsar (patrol boats,Cordesman and Lin: page 30 shore batteries,Cordesman and Lin: page 29 Helicopters)
;
*People's Liberation Army Navy
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN; ), also known as the People's Navy, Chinese Navy, or PLA Navy, is the maritime service branch of the People's Liberation Army.
The PLAN traces its lineage to naval units fighting during the Chinese ...
: YJ-7 (Harbin Z-8
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and Z-9C helicopters)Gormley et al.: page 58
See also
* Kh-25 *Sea Skua
The Sea Skua is a British lightweight short-range air-to-surface missile (ASM) designed for use from helicopters against ships. It was primarily used by the Royal Navy on the Westland Lynx. Although the missile is intended for helicopter use, Kuw ...
References
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