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IS THE CHINESE F-8 FIGHTER RADAR BRITISH OR ITALIAN?
ROME, ITALY, According to Bbc's web site, the radar used by the Chinese F-8 fighter to localize the American EP-3E "Aries II" electronic surveillance aircraft, with which it then collided, is British built. According to other sources, probably more reliable, the radar mounted on the Chinese F-8 fighter is Italian, and in particular it should be a "Grifo" model, built by Fiar, a worldwide diffused...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 11448
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency