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Aviation Industry Corporation of China Weapon Systems

Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) is a Beijing-based state-owned aerospace and defense conglomerate founded in 2008. In this catalog it provides the industrial context for Chinese fighter aircraft and related military aviation systems, including the J-10 family.

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AVIC's official sites describe a state-owned conglomerate centered on aviation, with business units covering defense, transport aircraft, helicopters, avionics and systems, civil aviation, UAVs, flight testing, logistics, finance, and engineering. The current legal entity dates to November 6, 2008, when AVIC I and AVIC II were consolidated.

That history matters in this catalog because AVIC is the industrial umbrella behind Chinese fighter-aircraft and related aviation systems. Its public product pages group fighters, trainers, helicopters, UAVs, and airborne weapons under one corporate structure.

Fighter aircraftMilitary helicoptersUAV systemsAirborne weaponsCivil aviation

Notable Systems

J-10CE

AVIC lists the J-10CE under fighters on its official Military Aviation & Defence product pages.

Sources: AVIC overview page

FC-1 / JF-17

AVIC lists the FC-1 / JF-17 under fighters on its official Military Aviation & Defence product pages.

Sources: AVIC overview page

JH-7E

AVIC lists the JH-7E under fighters on its official Military Aviation & Defence product pages.

Sources: AVIC overview page

Builder History

  1. Aviation industry bureau established

    AVIC's official history traces the organization's roots to April 1951, when the CPC Central Committee established the Ministry of Heavy Industry's Bureau of Aviation Industry.

    Sources: AVIC history page

  2. China Aviation Industry Corporation proposed

    The official history page says the 8th National People's Congress approved a proposal to establish the China Aviation Industry Corporation, moving the sector toward enterprise operation.

    Sources: AVIC history page

  3. Current AVIC entity founded

    AVIC's English overview states that the current company was founded on November 6, 2008 through the restructuring and consolidation of AVIC I and AVIC II.

    Sources: AVIC overview page, AVIC history page

Predecessors
China Aviation Industry Corporation IChina Aviation Industry Corporation II
Website links
Official websiteEnglish overviewHistoryCATIC AVIC profile

AVIC uses slightly different English and Chinese site naming conventions, and the profile normalizes them under the current legal English name. The company is state-owned and headquartered in Beijing; the image is a CC BY-SA 4.0 photo of the headquarters building.

Builder Sources

  • AVIC overview pagePublisher: AVIC | Note: Supports the current AVIC legal name, 2008 founding context, business-unit scope, and official fighter portfolio listing. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • AVIC history pagePublisher: AVIC | Note: Supports the 1951 industry-bureau roots, the 1993 enterprise proposal, and the broader official corporate-history context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • AVIC Chinese home/contact pagePublisher: AVIC | Note: Supports AVIC's Beijing contact address and the official Chinese site identity used by the company. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • CATIC AVIC profilePublisher: China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation | Note: Supports AVIC as a state-owned enterprise and summarizes its aerospace, defense, aviation, and industrial business scope. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • AVIC headquarters photoPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports the reusable headquarters image, its CC BY-SA 4.0 licensing context, and the image's relation to AVIC's Beijing headquarters building. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Category

Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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