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J-7G is an improved variant of the J-7E by CAC,first flew in 2002. Equipped with a new KLJ-6E PD radar, which is reported tobe SY-80 radar, meaning Celestial Eagle in Chinese. This radar a Chinesedevelopment of the Italian Pointer-2500 ranging radar used for the Q-5M, and the Italian radar itself was a development of Pointer radar, the Italian copyof Israeli Elta EL/M-2001. In comparison to the Italian Grifo series radar on Pakistani F-7s, the SY-80 weighs more at 60 kg, and the range is also shorter,at 30 km. However, the radar does have a feat that the Italian radars do nothave: it is fully compatible with helmet-mounted sights (HMS) so that both the radar and HMS can be worked toge the r to control PL-8/9 air-to-air missiles. on e30 mm gun was removed, and a more powerful engine installed.
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