Chengdu Aerospace Corporation

The Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group or Chengdu Aerospace Corporation, a subsidiary of AVIC, is a Chinese aerospace conglomerate that designs and manufactures combat aircraft and is also a manufacturer of aircraft parts. It was founded in 1958 (as Chengdu State Aircraft Factory No.132 Aircraft Plant) in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China to be an aircraft supplier for the Chinese military. The Chengdu Aerospace Corporation designed and now produces the Chengdu J-10 light-weight multi-role fighter that is considered to be one of the most advanced in China's inventory, as well as the CAC/PAC J-17 Thunder (Chinese designation) (CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder is the Pakistani designation) very light-weight multi-role fighter that is produced in cooperation with Pakistan.
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