成都飞机工业(集团)有限责任公司

What 成都飞机工业(集团)有限责任公司 does

Chengdu Aircraft Industry (Group) Co., Ltd. (CAC / 成都飞机工业(集团)有限责任公司) is a state-owned defense aerospace prime contractor under the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), founded in 1958 and designated as a primary base for the R&D, production, and export of high-end aviation weapon systems. The company manufactures a lineage of military aircraft spanning the J-5, J-7, FC-1/JF-17 (co-developed with Pakistan), J-10, and the J-20 fifth-generation stealth fighter, alongside an emerging UAV product line. In civil aviation it supplies the composite nose section of the AG600 amphibious aircraft, marking an initial move into non-defense tier-1 work. The customer base is concentrated in the PLA Air Force and PLA Naval Aviation, with the Pakistan Air Force as the named export buyer.

The underlying technology stack combines proprietary airframe, avionics, and stealth IP (2,600+ patents and 2,100+ software copyrights, 200+ national/provincial science awards) with newer digital infrastructure, including the CACMETA Industrial Metaverse platform, an Aircraft Technical State Dataset selected for SASAC's 'Hundred Domains Smart Numbers' program, and a 2025 SASAC leader-level smart factory designation. R&D reach is extended through academician workstations with Xi'an Jiaotong University and Zhejiang University and a precision-instrumentation collaboration with the CAS Institute of High Energy Physics (BESIII drift chamber). The company is ISO 9001 certified and was restructured to public listing under AVIC's reorganization plan, distributing 27.33 billion yuan in cumulative dividends since listing.

The business model is government-defense procurement at the core, supplemented by co-development export programs (FC-1/JF-17 with Pakistan) and nascent civil-aviation composite work (AG600). Revenue mechanics are tied to multi-year defense plans, sustainment and training lock-in, and tier-1 supplier positions on domestic platform programs, with capital structure now anchored by a public-market listing under the AVIC parent group.

Name

成都飞机工业(集团)有限责任公司

Legal name

航空工业成都飞机工业（集团）有限责任公司

Website

https://cac.avic.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

State-owned AVIC defense aerospace prime contractor (founded 1958) that designs, manufactures, and exports advanced fighter aircraft including the J-10 and J-20, supplies AG600 civil-aviation composites, and serves the PLA and Pakistan Air Force.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Military Aircraft Manufacturing

NAICS

Aircraft Manufacturing (336411), Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336413), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

SIC

Aircraft (3721), Aircraft & Parts (3720), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

Military Fixed-Wing Aircraft Manufacturing (IMABAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Military Aircraft Structures, Airframes & Composites (IMABAMAH), Amphibious & Seaplane Aircraft Manufacturing (IMABAAAF), Special-Mission Fixed-Wing Aircraft Manufacturing (ISR, AEW&C, Patrol) (IMABAAAH)

Keywords

• Military aircraft manufacturing
• Fighter jet design
• Defense aerospace equipment
• Stealth aircraft technology
• Military aviation exports

Headquarters

HQ city

成都

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. 武器装备研制生产: 研制生产歼-10、歼-20等主战装备及系列无人机，为军用航空装备主要生产基地
2. 民用航空产品: 作为民机零部件重要制造商，生产AG600等大飞机机头
3. 军品贸易: 航空武器装备出口，包括枭龙飞机等出口型号
4. 维修服务: 航空装备维修服务能力
5. 军品贸易: 军品贸易出口业务

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AVIC Chengdu is China's primary base for research, development, production and export of high-end aviation weapon equipment. It designs and manufactures advanced military fighter aircraft (J-10, J-20 stealth, J-7 series, J-5, FC-1/JF-17 jointly with Pakistan, Jianjiao-9 trainer) and UAV systems, supplies civil aviation parts (AG600 nose section), and provides full-lifecycle aviation equipment services including maintenance and overhaul.

Product overview

成都飞机工业(集团)有限责任公司是我国高端航空武器装备研制生产和出口的主要基地。公司产品涵盖军用航空产品（歼-5、歼-7、枭龙FC-1/JF-17、歼教-9、歼-10、歼-20等战斗机及系列无人机）、民用航空产品（AG600机头等大飞机部件）以及非航空产品（"文鳐"智慧管控系统等）。近年来，公司积极推进数字化转型，推出飞机技术状态专识数据集和成飞工业元宇宙CACMETA等数据/数字化产品，形成以武器装备、民用航空、军品贸易、维修服务、空天网信、现代化制造服务六大产业有序协同发展的格局。

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• J-10 (Jian-10) Fighter Aircraft (歼-10战斗机) China's independently developed third-generation advanced multi-role fighter aircraft with proprietary intellectual property rights, emphasizing medium and low altitude maneuver combat and beyond-visual-range attack capability, with strong ground attack capability and a twin-seat combat/trainer variant. Equipped for the PLA Air Force.
• J-20 (Jian-20) Fighter Aircraft (歼-20) Stealth fifth-generation fighter aircraft developed together with other units as one of China's main battle equipment systems.
• J-7 Series Aircraft (歼7系列飞机) Front-line fighter aircraft equipped by the PLA Air Force and Naval Aviation Aviation Troops; the most exported and widely equipped aircraft model in China's history.
• FC-1/JF-17 Thunder Fighter (枭龙/FC-1/JF-17) All-weather lightweight multi-role fighter jointly developed by China and Pakistan, with primary air-to-air combat capability and secondary air-to-ground combat capability. Equipped by the Pakistan Air Force.
• J-5 (Jian-5) Fighter (歼5)

Quantifiable outcome

• 飞机技术状态专识数据集成功入选国资委'百域智数'中央企业行业高质量数据集优秀成果
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• 巴基斯坦（巴基斯坦空军）coreStrategic or Co-development Partner与巴基斯坦联合研制枭龙（FC-1/JF-17）飞机，该机为中国和巴基斯坦联合研制，以空空作战为主、兼有较强空地作战能力的全天候轻型多用途战斗机
• 西安交通大学（卢秉恒院士）majorStrategic or Co-development Partner中国航空工业集团成飞院士（专家）创新工作站与卢秉恒院士签约，开展国产高档数控机床在飞机大型结构件加工中的技术研究
• 浙江大学（谭建荣院士）majorStrategic or Co-development Partner与谭建荣院士签约，开展国产高档数控机床在飞机大型结构件加工中的技术研究
• 中科院高能物理研究所majorStrategic or Co-development Partner成飞数控厂承担BESⅢ漂移室本体制造，该部件是第二代巨型电子对撞机二期改造工程最大、最关键的部件
• 中国航空工业集团有限公司（母公司）coreStrategic or Co-development Partner航空工业集团是由中央管理的国有特大型企业，设有航空武器装备、军用运输类飞机、直升机、机载系统、通用航空、航空研究等产业，下辖100余家成员单位。成飞为航空工业集团直属单位

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC): State-owned joint-venture partner on the JF-17/FC-1 Thunder program. Direct comparable because final assembly of the JF-17 is co-located at PAC, making it a co-producer rather than a competitor for the same platform and customer base.
• Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC/AVIC): AVIC sister subsidiary producing PLA fighters (J-15, J-16, J-31/35). Most directly comparable because it competes head-to-head for PLA fixed-wing fighter budgets within the same state-owned group, with similar full-lifecycle R&D-to-export capabilities.
• Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation (XAIC/AVIC): Sister AVIC subsidiary specializing in large fixed-wing platforms (H-6 bombers, Y-20 transports, KJ-500 AEW&C). Direct comparable because it shares AVIC parent governance, state-owned customer base, and full military aircraft lifecycle capabilities, with adjacent (rather than competing) product portfolio.
• Guizhou Aviation Industry Group (GAIG/AVIC): AVIC subsidiary producing trainer, strike, and UAV platforms (JL-8/9, WZ-1, Wing Loong series). Direct peer as fellow AVIC fixed-wing manufacturer with R&D-to-export operations serving the same PLA customer set.

Broad incumbents

• Boeing Defense, Space & Security: U.S. military aircraft prime producing F-15EX, F/A-18, and proprietary military aircraft. Broad incumbent relevant for benchmarking fixed-wing fighter unit economics, sustainment services, and government-customer model.
• Dassault Aviation: French fighter OEM producing Rafale and Mirage families with active export order book. Broad incumbent comparable because of similar sovereign-fighter positioning, government procurement dependence, and successful export franchise into Asia/Middle East.
• Sukhoi / United Aircraft Corporation (UAC): Russian fighter OEM producing Su-27/30/35 families and Checkmate. Broad incumbent analogous in state-owned position, fighter franchise scale, and historical third-party export relationships across the Global South.
• Lockheed Martin Aeronautics: U.S. prime producing F-16, F-22, and F-35 fighters. Broad incumbent comparable because it is the global reference set for fifth-generation and export fighter economics, even though it does not directly compete in the Chinese domestic market.
• BAE Systems - Air: European defense prime co-producing Eurofighter Typhoon and leading future combat air programs. Broad incumbent because it operates a similar sovereign-fighter and export franchise with comparable lifecycle sustainment services.

Regional players

• Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL): Indian state-owned military aircraft OEM producing Tejas LCA, Su-30MKI license-build, and trainer platforms. Regional peer operating in a similar sovereign-fighter ecosystem but serving a different national customer base with limited direct commercial overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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