Xi'an JH-7
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| A JH-7A on the runway at Chelyabinsk Shagol Air Base | |
| General information | |
| Type | Fighter-bomber |
| National origin | China |
| Manufacturer | Xi'an Aircraft Industry Corporation |
| Status | Operational |
| Primary users | People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Number built | 270 (as of 2018) |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1988–2017 |
| Introduction date | 1992 |
| First flight | 14 December 1988 |
The Xi'an JH-7 (simplified Chinese: 歼轰-7; traditional Chinese: 殲轟-7; pinyin: jiān hōng qī – fighter-bomber; NATO reporting name Flounder), also known as the FBC-1 (Fighter/Bomber China-1) Flying Leopard, is a Chinese tandem two-seat, twin-engine fighter-bomber in service with the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF), and the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The main contractors are Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation (XAC) and the 603rd Aircraft Design Institute (later named the First Aircraft Institute of AVIC-I).
The first JH-7s were delivered to the PLANAF in the mid-1990s for evaluation, with the improved JH-7A entering service in 2004.