J-8 or Jian-8 (Chinese Nickname Apollo or Handsome man NATO reporting name Finback) is a People's Republic of China-built single-seat fighter aircraft. Its main role is to serve as an interceptor. It has two Liyang (LMC) Wopen turbojet engines, and a maximum speed of Mach 2.2. The aircraft is armed with a 23-mm twin-barreled cannon and seven hardpoints for missiles, bombs, rockets or fuel tanks. Weapons carried include The PL-2, PL-5, and PL-8 short-range air-to-air missiles as well as the PL-11 medium-range radar-guided air-to-air missile. Unguided bombs and rockets can also be carried.
There are currently about 300 J-8s of all types serving in the People's Liberation Army Air Force and People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force; that number is expected to grow in the next ten years.