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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Weapon Systems

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation is the Beijing-based Chinese state-owned aerospace and defense conglomerate behind the Long March launch family, Beidou space systems, and multiple missile and UAV production lines attached to this catalog.

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CASC's official English site describes the corporation as a large state-owned enterprise group engaged in the research, design, manufacture, test, and launch of space products, while also operating defense systems and broader aerospace services. Its own history page traces the corporate line back to a 1956 missile research institution and the 1993 China Aerospace Corporation before the current CASC entity was established in 1999.

For this catalog, the builder profile gives the /built-by/ archive context around Chinese launch vehicles, satellites, missile systems, and UAV families tied to CASC and its subsidiaries. That background helps readers understand how a large state-owned aerospace group connects to smaller weapon and system entries in the archive.

Space launch vehiclesSatellites and spacecraftManned space systemsDefense missile systemsUAV systems

Notable Systems

Long March launch vehicle family

CASC's official home page says the Long March family has made more than 290 flights.

Beidou Navigation Program

CASC's official home page says it is responsible for the development of the launch vehicles and most of the satellites for China's Beidou Navigation Program.

CH-3 UAV family

A CASC news item says CH-3, CH-4, and CH-5 UAV models from CASC units drew attention at the Shenzhen unmanned-systems exhibition.

LY-80 air-defense missile system

CASC's Abu Dhabi exhibition coverage says ALIT, a CASC subsidiary, displayed the LY-80 air-defense-missile weapon system unit.

Strategic nuclear missiles

CASC's Defense Systems page describes the group as the only manufacturer of intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles in China.

Builder History

  1. First missile research institution established

    CASC's official history says China established its first missile research institution, the No. 5 Research Academy under the Ministry of National Defense, on October 8, 1956.

  2. China Aerospace Corporation approved

    The official history page says the First Session of the Eighth National People's Congress approved the creation of China Aviation Industry Corporation and China Aerospace Corporation after abolishing the Ministry of Aerospace Industry.

  3. Current CASC entity established

    CASC's history page says the current China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation was established with State Council approval on July 1, 1999.

  4. CH-3 UAV family shown publicly

    A CASC news report said CH-3, CH-4, and CH-5 UAV models from CASC units were displayed at the Shenzhen unmanned-systems exhibition.

  5. Defense systems portfolio published

    CASC's official Defense Systems pages published the company's strategic nuclear missile, air-and-missile-defense, conventional missile, and UAV portfolio descriptions.

Predecessors
China Aerospace Corporation
Subsidiaries
China Academy of Launch Vehicle TechnologyShanghai Academy of Spaceflight TechnologyChina Aerospace Long-March International Trade Co., Ltd.
Website links
Official websiteChinese websiteHistoryContact us

CASC's English web presence is official but somewhat fragmented across legacy pages, so this profile normalizes the current legal English name and keeps corporate-relationship claims limited to sourced subsidiaries and history pages. The company is a state-owned Chinese aerospace and defense group, and the reused headquarters image comes from a CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons photo of the Beijing building.

Builder Sources

  • About CASCPublisher: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Note: Supports CASC's official English identity, current scope of research/design/manufacture/test/launch work, and its state-owned enterprise-group framing. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • HistoryPublisher: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Note: Supports the 1956 missile-research root, the 1993 China Aerospace Corporation milestone, and the 1999 establishment of the current CASC entity. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Contact usPublisher: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Note: Supports the Beijing headquarters address used for the builder profile and the official contact identity of the company. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • OpenSanctions CASC entityPublisher: OpenSanctions | Note: Supports legal-name variants, incorporation date, state-owned-entity status, and registry-style address normalization for CASC. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Official home pagePublisher: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Note: Supports the Long March flight record, Beidou program responsibility, and CASC's broad product-service categories. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • CASC's UAVs on Display in ShenzhenPublisher: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Note: Supports the CH-3 UAV family as a CASC product line and the company's UAV exhibition context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Air and Missile Defense EquipmentPublisher: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Note: Supports CASC's air-and-missile-defense portfolio and the builder's missile-system production context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • CASC Products Grab Attention at Abu Dhabi ExhibitionPublisher: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation | Note: Supports ALIT as a CASC subsidiary and the company's LY-80 air-defense-missile exhibition context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • CASC headquarters photoPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports the reusable headquarters image, which is a CC BY-SA 4.0 photograph of the CASC building in Beijing. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Category

Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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