- CEO
- Qiang Zeng
- Full Time Employees
- 732
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Address
- Chengdu China
- IPO Date
- Jun 29, 2022
- Business
- Avic (Chengdu) UAS Co., Ltd. is a China-based aerospace and defense enterprise primarily engaged in the research, development, manufacture, sales, and lifecycle support of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems and associated ground equipment. The company operates as the dedicated industrialized platform for large-scale fixed-wing unmanned aircraft systems within the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) group.
The company designs, produces, and markets a comprehensive portfolio of medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) and high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft systems spanning tactical weights to multi-ton platforms. Its core offerings comprise the Wing Loong (Yilong) family of unmanned systems, including the Wing Loong-1, Wing Loong-1D, and Wing Loong-1E reconnaissance and strike aircraft; the Wing Loong-2 and Wing Loong-2D multi-role intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), and precision-strike platforms; the Wing Loong-2H and Wing Loong-2HA specialized civil variants tailored for emergency disaster relief, real-time communication restoration, and artificial weather modification; the heavy multi-mission Wing Loong-3 system; the Wing Loong-X multi-role maritime and comprehensive strike system; the Wing Loong-6 tactical platform; and the Cloud Shadow (Yunying) high-altitude reconnaissance series. Beyond complete air vehicles, the company delivers integrated ground control stations, comprising vehicle-mounted, containerized, and stationary command modules; mission planning and autonomous control software suites; line-of-sight and satellite communication data link terminals; specialized mission payloads, encompassing electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor pods, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems, electronic warfare modules, atmospheric sounding equipment, and meteorological catalytic dispensers; precision-guided armament integration; and extensive product lifecycle support, including system maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO), flight crew and technician training, technical consulting, payload integration services, and aircraft leasing.
Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, Avic (Chengdu) UAS Co., Ltd. serves defense authorities, law enforcement agencies, emergency management administrations, meteorological institutes, and environmental protection bureaus. The company conducts business across the domestic Chinese market and exports defense and industrial-grade UAS solutions internationally to customers in the Middle East, North Africa, Southeast Asia, and Europe.
In recent developments, the company has expanded its strategic focus toward civilian application scenarios and low-altitude economy infrastructure while continuously advancing next-generation defense platforms. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) established the formal airworthiness certification framework for the company’s Wing Loong-2 meteorological unmanned aircraft system, validating its operational capability for stereoscopic atmospheric sounding and weather modification in complex meteorological environments. The company has integrated its emergency rescue UAS into national emergency response networks, successfully conducting real-time airborne cellular communication relay, forest fire observation, and direct typhoon tracking and monitoring missions. Furthermore, Avic (Chengdu) UAS Co., Ltd. has deepened strategic industrial alliances and localized assembly cooperation in key international defense export markets, advanced flight testing of multi-energy hybrid power systems, and established operational pilot bases to support regional low-altitude cargo transport, public security, and ecological inspection applications.