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CASI database of China's National Defense Industrial Base

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China's Air Defense Radar Industrial Base

This report draws on open-source reporting, Chinese-language primary sources, satellite imagery, and multiple business databases to examine China’s air defense radar capabilities and the industrial base that develops, produces, and deploys them. Key findings include:• China’s large air defense

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CISTEC translation of CASI's AVIC report

CASI's reports are read across the world. Sometimes our allies and partners translate our reports into other languages. CASI's most recent report on Organization of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) was translated into Japanese by our friends

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Hypersonics Research Collaboration Between the United States and the PRC

This report is the fourth in our series describing the state of research into Hypersonics in the People's Republic of China. The first report detailed the current state of research into hypersonics in China, the second report detailed Collaboration Efforts on Hypersonic Research Between the PRC and

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CASI database of China's National Defense Industrial Base

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A Complex Systems Engineering Undertaking: The Qian Xuesen School of Systems Engineering

Systems engineering is a method for research and analysis that holistically analyzes complex problems, such as building a spacecraft or an entire national defense program, by coordinating and optimizing components of the system such as individual work processes. This study is an early attempt

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Organization of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC)

Established in 1951, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) is China’s largest aviation enterprise, responsible for producing essentially all of China’s domestic military aircraft, UAVs, and helicopters, as well as a wide range of civilian aircraft and other aviation and non-aviation

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China-Russia Nuclear Industry Cooperation

In May 2021, Russian president Vladimir Putin and Chinese president Xi Jinping presided over a groundbreaking ceremony for their countries’ biggest joint nuclear energy project to date: the construction of four new nuclear reactors in China’s Jiangsu and Liaoning Provinces. The 20 billion

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PRC Defense Science and Technology Key Labs Listing as of June 2023

As of June 2023

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The Regenerating Road China’s Rapid Runway Repair Capabilities and Other Recovery Methods

This report addresses China’s rapid runway repair capabilities and other methods of restoring air operationswhen faced with enemy assaults. If functionality is hindered, this will restrict the PLA’s ability to launch air operationsand respond to attacks from outside forces. Fixed and obvious

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CASI Webinar: PRC Hypersonics Research Landscape

As part of CASI's quarterly webinar series, we explored the hypersonics research landscape in China. This webinar was held in March of 2023 and is based on the recent publication by CASI and BPL. The views and opinions expressed in this webinar are the personal views of the participants, and do not

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