YJ-7

The YJ-7 (Chinese: 鹰击-7; pinyin: yingji-7; lit. '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).^[3] The export version of the YJ-7 is the C-701.^[1]

YingJi-7 (C-701)
Type	anti-ship missile
Place of origin	People's Republic of China
Production history
Manufacturer	CASIC Third Academy
Specifications
Mass	117 kg.[1]
Warhead	30.5 kg semi armour-piercing high explosive[1]
Engine	Rocket engine[2]
Operational range	25 km[3]
Maximum speed	Subsonic
Guidance system	Active radar or electro-optical
Launch platform	Ground, ship, air

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.^[4] 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.^[5]

In April 2006, it was reported that radar-guided C-701s were fired during Iranian military exercises.^[4]

Variants

• YJ-7
• C-701 AR: Export version with active radar seeker^[1]
• C-701T: Export version with electro-optical seeker^[1]
• FL-10: "Cheaper version" of the C-701^[6]
• Kowsar: Iranian version of C-701^[2]

Operators

Map with C-701 operators in blue

Current operators

 Iran

• Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran: C-701, Kowsar (patrol boats,^[7] shore batteries.^[8])

 People's Republic of China

• People's Liberation Army Navy: YJ-7 (Harbin Z-8 and Z-9C helicopters)^[9]

See also

• Kh-25
• Sea Skua
• AGM-119

References

1. Gormley et al.: page 16
2. Cordesman and Lin: page 28
3. Gormley et al.: page 18
4. China Missile Chronology: section "10 April, 2006"
5. Hewson, Robert (17 November 2004). "China aids Iran's tactical missile programme". Jane's Defence Weekly.
6. Cordesman and Lin: page 41
7. Cordesman and Lin: page 30
8. Cordesman and Lin: page 29
9. Gormley et al.: page 58

Bibliography

• "China Missile Chronology" (PDF). Nuclear Threat Initiative. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
• Cordesman, Anthony H.; Lin, Aaron (February 2015). The Iranian Sea-Air-Missile Threat to Gulf Shipping (PDF). Center for Strategic and International Studies. ISBN 978-1-4422-4077-3.
• Gormley, Dennis M.; Erickson, Andrew S.; Yuan, Jingdong (2014). A Low-Visibility Force Multiplier: Assessing China's Cruise Missile Ambitions (PDF) (Report). Washington, D.C.: National Defense University Press.