Manufacturer catalog

China Aerospace Long-March International Trading

China Aerospace Long-March International Trading, commonly known as ALIT, is a Chinese state-owned aerospace export company tied to CASC and associated with missile, rocket-artillery, air-defense, precision-guided munition, and UAV systems documented in the catalog.

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ALIT is presented in defense-exhibition material as a core subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation and as a state-owned enterprise authorized for the export and import of aerospace-related weapon systems, products, and technologies.

The company is the export-facing marketing channel most directly visible in open sources for Chinese precision-fires systems such as the A200/A300 guided rocket family, the A200/M20 launcher package, the M20 surface-to-surface missile, and associated air-defense and UAV product lines.

Missile weapon systemsGuided rocket artilleryAir defense systemsPrecision-guided munitionsUnmanned aerial vehiclesAerospace technology export

Notable Systems

A200 guided rocket, 301 mm guided artillery rocket, Munitions

A200 guided rocket

301 mm guided artillery rocket

Army Recognition reported ALIT promoting the A200 within its A200/A300 GMLRS display at IDEX 2017 and described the A200 as the 50-200 km guided-rocket member of the family.

Sources: Army Recognition IDEX 2017 ALIT profile
A200/M20 missile launcher, Road-mobile guided rocket and short-range ballistic missile launcher, Artillery

A200/M20 missile launcher

Road-mobile guided rocket and short-range ballistic missile launcher

The cataloged launcher record reflects the shared launcher context reported for ALIT's A200/A300 guided rockets and M20 surface-to-surface missile system at IDEX 2017.

Sources: Army Recognition IDEX 2017 ALIT profile
M20 short-range ballistic missile, Road-mobile short-range ballistic missile, Munitions

M20 surface-to-surface missile system

Road-mobile short-range ballistic missile

The M20 is the missile component connected to the cataloged A200/M20 launcher; CSIS attributes the export missile to China's aerospace missile industry and Army Recognition documents it in ALIT's IDEX 2017 display.

Sources: CSIS Missile Threat DF-12/M20, Army Recognition IDEX 2017 ALIT profile
CH-4B UAV, Medium-altitude long-endurance armed reconnaissance UAV, Aircraft & UAVs

CH-4B UAV

Medium-altitude long-endurance armed reconnaissance UAV

CASC's Abu Dhabi exhibition report identified ALIT's CH-4 drone display, while later exhibition reporting described ALIT presenting the larger CH-5 within the same Rainbow UAV export portfolio.

Sources: CASC Abu Dhabi exhibition report, Army Recognition IDEX 2017 ALIT profile
HQ-16 / LY-80, Medium-range surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense

HQ-16 / LY-80

Medium-range surface-to-air missile system

CASC reported ALIT displaying the LY-80 air-defense-missile weapon system at Abu Dhabi in 2013, and Army Recognition later described ALIT demonstrating a medium-range air-defense solution around the LY-80/HQ-16A.

Sources: CASC Abu Dhabi exhibition report, Army Recognition IDEX 2017 ALIT profile

Manufacturer History

  1. CASC report highlights ALIT's Abu Dhabi defense display

    CASC's English-language report from the Abu Dhabi exhibition described ALIT as a CASC subsidiary and identified displayed products including an air-defense weapon system, a UAV command-and-control system, precision-guided bombs, the LY-80, the CH-4 drone, and FT-6A guided bombs.

    Sources: CASC Abu Dhabi exhibition report

  2. Pakistan defense-production meeting identifies ALIT role

    Pakistan's Press Information Department described ALIT as an importer and exporter of Chinese aerospace-related equipment and technology, including missiles, MLRS, rocket-engine technology, precision-guided bombs, and UAVs.

    Sources: Pakistan PID ALIT cooperation release

  3. IDEX display highlights A200/A300 and M20 systems

    Army Recognition reported ALIT promoting export-ready A200/A300 guided rocket systems and the M20 surface-to-surface missile system on a shared launching platform.

    Sources: Army Recognition IDEX 2017 ALIT profile

  4. IDEF exhibitor profile describes ALIT as a CASC core subsidiary

    IDEF listed China Aerospace Long-March International Co., Ltd. as a Chinese exhibitor and described ALIT as a core CASC subsidiary authorized for aerospace-related weapon-system export and import.

    Sources: IDEF 2025 ALIT exhibitor profile

Public English-language sourcing for ALIT is mostly exhibition, government, and defense-trade reporting rather than detailed corporate filings. Headquarters and map coordinates are omitted because a clean, reliable source for ALIT-specific headquarters data was not confirmed during this task.

Manufacturer Sources

  • IDEF 2025 ALIT exhibitor profilePublisher: IDEF | Note: Supports ALIT's public name, country, official website link, CASC core-subsidiary relationship, state-owned export/import role, and missile-weapon field of activity. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Army Recognition IDEX 2017 ALIT profilePublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports ALIT background and product context for missile weapon systems, MLRS, precision-guided bombs, UAVs, A200/A300 GMLRS, M20, CH-5, and LY-80 displays. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Pakistan PID ALIT cooperation releasePublisher: Press Information Department, Government of Pakistan | Note: Supports ALIT's importer/exporter role and public product categories including missile systems, MLRS, rocket-engine technology, precision-guided bombs, UAVs, and security equipment. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • CASC English homepagePublisher: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Note: Supports CASC parent context, including official aerospace, space-services, internationalization, and defense-system business areas. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • CASC strategic nuclear missiles pagePublisher: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Note: Supports broader CASC defense-system context for China's aerospace missile sector. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • CASC Abu Dhabi exhibition reportPublisher: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Note: Supports ALIT's CASC subsidiary relationship and Abu Dhabi exhibition context for air-defense, UAV, precision-guided bomb, LY-80, CH-4, and FT-6A product displays. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Wikimedia Commons Polonez MLRS 05Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the catalog-connected A200-family launcher visual; Commons lists it as an own-work image licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • CSIS Missile Threat DF-12/M20Publisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies | Note: Supports catalog context for the M20/DF-12 missile system connected to the A200/M20 launcher entry, including export missile specifications and Chinese aerospace-industry background. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

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Artillery

Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.

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Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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