The Chengdu J-7 (Chinese: 歼-7; export versions F-7; NATO Code: Fishbed) is aPeople's Republic of China license-built version^[1] of the Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21. Though production ceased in 2013, it continues to serve, mostly as aninterceptor, in several air forces, including China's. The aircraft was developed into theCAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder.