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Helmoed-Römer Heitman, Pretoria - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
The Tanzanian People's Defence Force (TPDF) Air Wing has quietly replaced its 12 old CAC J-7 fighters with 14 new J-7s, a usually reliable source has told IHS Jane's .
The TPDF now has 12 single-seat J-7G (Tanzanian designation F-7TN) and two dual-seat J-7N (designated FT-7TN) aircraft. They were apparently ordered in 2009, with the deliveries completed in 2011. The fighters are now fully operational at to Dar es Salaam and Mwanza air bases.
The Tanzanian fighters differ from the J-7s supplied to Namibia and Nigeria in 2009 and 2010 respectively in having a new Chinese fire-control system that uses the KLJ-6E Falcon radar, whereas the Namibian and Nigerian aircraft have a Selex Galileo Grifo 7 radar.
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* Three reportedly crashed between 2011 and 2012.
# One F-7GS shot down an LTTE Zlin-143 with a PL-5E AAM on September 9, 2008.
Air Platforms;source IHS Jane 360
The Tanzanian People's Defence Force (TPDF) Air Wing has quietly replaced its 12 old CAC J-7 fighters with 14 new J-7s, a usually reliable source has told IHS Jane's .
The TPDF now has 12 single-seat J-7G (Tanzanian designation F-7TN) and two dual-seat J-7N (designated FT-7TN) aircraft. They were apparently ordered in 2009, with the deliveries completed in 2011. The fighters are now fully operational at to Dar es Salaam and Mwanza air bases.
The Tanzanian fighters differ from the J-7s supplied to Namibia and Nigeria in 2009 and 2010 respectively in having a new Chinese fire-control system that uses the KLJ-6E Falcon radar, whereas the Namibian and Nigerian aircraft have a Selex Galileo Grifo 7 radar.
A PAF F-7PG
List of F-7MG Overseas Customers
Country | Designation | Number | Trainer Version | Number |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pakistan | F-7PG | 57 | FT-7PG | 9 |
Bangladesh | F-7BG/BGI | 12/16 | FT-7BG/BGI | 4/4 |
Namibia | F-7NM | 12 | FT-7NG | 2 |
Nigeria | F-7NI* | 12 | FT-7NI | 3 |
Sri Lanka | F-7GS# | 6 | -- | -- |
Tanzania | F-7TG | 5? | FT-7TG? | 1? |
# One F-7GS shot down an LTTE Zlin-143 with a PL-5E AAM on September 9, 2008.
Air Platforms;source IHS Jane 360