Chengdu Aircraft Corporation
Native name | 中航工业成都飞机工业（集团）有限责任公司 |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Aerospace, defense |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Headquarters | Chengdu, Sichuan, China |
Key people | Wang Guangya (Chairman) |
| Products | Military aircraft |
Number of employees | 20,000 |
| Parent | Aviation Industry Corporation of China |
| Website | cac |
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| Simplified Chinese | 成都飞机工业集团 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 成都飛機工業集團 | ||||||
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AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industrial (Group) Co., Ltd., traditionally and more commonly known as Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC), a subsidiary of AVIC, is a Chinese aerospace conglomerate that designs and manufactures combat aircraft and aircraft parts. It was founded in 1958 as the National 132nd Factory in Chengdu, Sichuan, to be an aircraft supplier for the Chinese military.
Chengdu Aerospace designed and now produces the Chengdu J-10 light-weight multi-role fighter and Chengdu J-20 fifth-generation jet fighter, that are considered to be two of the most advanced weapons in China's inventory, as well as the CAC/PAC FC-1 Xiaolong very light-weight multi-role fighter that is produced in cooperation with Pakistan.
Chengdu Aerospace has been cited for its success in developing China's first fifth-generation aircraft and stealth fighter jet. Its development led China to become the second country in the world and the first country in Asia to possess fifth-generation and stealth technology.