Tanzania swaps old J-7 fighters for new ones - J-7G
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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. --- via janes.com
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. --- via janes.com
