The Shenyang J-8II is a vastly improved version of the previous J-8I fighter, with new side intakes instead of a nose intake, and a new radar
this aircraft was modernized in the mid-1980s to keep the aircraft from being obsolete, capable of mach 2.2 top speed, it covered China's need for interceptor aircraft for a good while, eventually replaced by the j-11, an su-27 copy