Project Sabre II was an attempt to develop a low-cost multi-role combat aircraft based on an existing design the Chengdu F-7M (a Chinese derivative of the MiG-21). The project was initiated by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and the Grumman Aerospace Corporation was contracted to work with specialists from the PAF and China to define and develop the concept. The PAF had left the project by March 1989 because it was considered uneconomic.
Made by Chengdu Aircraft Industry GroupPakistan Aeronautical Complex.
It is the successor of the Chengdu J-7 .