Bangladesh Air Force received the first F-7, which was overhauled by local maintenance centre which place in Bangabandhu Air Base. Aircraft begin operations after overhaul Works. Bangladesh, which has never had such a capability before, has supplied the necessary technical infrastructure and educational support from China.

F-7 is reverse-engineering model of MiG-21. F-7 is a export model of the J-7 was presented to the market. The platform, which can operate in any weather condition, can reach 2 Mach speeds and can perform operations at 850 km radius