Is Missile: | yes |
YingJi-7 (C-701) | |
Origin: | People's Republic of China |
Type: | anti-ship missile |
Manufacturer: | CASIC Third Academy |
Engine: | Rocket engine |
Weight: | 117 kg. |
Speed: | Subsonic |
Vehicle Range: | 25 km |
Filling: | 30.5 kg semi armour-piercing high explosive |
Guidance: | Active radar or electro-optical |
Launch Platform: | Ground, ship, air |
The YJ-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]
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]
In April 2006, it was reported that radar-guided C-701s were fired during Iranian military exercises.[3]
Iranian version of C-701[5]
C-701, Kowsar (patrol boats,[6] shore batteries.[7])
YJ-7 (Harbin Z-8 and Z-9C helicopters)[8]