Aviation Industry Corporation of ChinaAbbreviationSimplified Chinese航空工业Traditional Chinese航空工業Second alternative Chinese nameSimplified Chinese中航工业Traditional Chinese中航工業The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) is a Chinese state-owned, publicly-tradedaerospace and defense conglomerate headquartered in Beijing. AVIC is overseen by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council.
Yakovlev Yak-18The Yakovlev Yak-18 (Russian: Яковлев Як-18; NATO reporting nameMax) is a tandem two-seat military primary trainer aircraft manufactured in the Soviet Union. Originally powered by one 119 kW (160 hp) Shvetsov M-11FR-1 radial piston engine, it entered service in 1946. It was also produced in China as the Nanchang CJ-5.
TL-10The YJ-9 (Chinese: 鹰击-9; pinyin: yingji-9; lit. 'Eagle Strike 9') is a Chinese lightweight anti-ship missile manufactured by Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation. The export version of YJ-9 is called TL-10 (Chinese: 天龙-10; lit. 'Sky Dragon-10') anti-ship missile by Hongdu, or FL-8 (lit. 'Flying Dragon-8') by China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC).
NanchangNanchang is the capital of Jiangxi, China. Located in the north-central part of the province and in the hinterland of Poyang Lake Plain, it is bounded on the west by the Jiuling Mountains, and on the east by Poyang Lake. Because of its strategic location connecting the prosperous East and South China, it has become a major railway hub in Southern China in recent decades.
Chinese languageChinese (spoken: simplified Chinese: 汉语; traditional Chinese: 漢語; pinyin: Hànyǔ, written: 中文; Zhōngwén) is a collection of language varieties containing almost all Sinitic languages except Macro-Bai languages, natively spoken by the Han Chinese and some ethnic minorities in Greater China, as well as by communities of the overseas Chinese.
Silkworm (missile)The SY (Chinese: 上游; pinyin: Shàngyóu; lit. 'Upstream'), and HY (Chinese: 海鹰; pinyin: Hǎiyīng; lit. 'Sea Eagle') series were early anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCM) developed by the People's Republic of China from the SovietP-15 Termit missile.
MD Helicopters MD 500The MD Helicopters MD 500 series is an American family of light utility civilian and military helicopters. The MD 500 was developed from the Hughes 500, a civilian version of the US Army's OH-6A Cayuse/Loach. The series currently includes the MD 500E, MD 520N, MD 530F, and MD 530N. The MD 500 was initially produced by Hughes Helicopters as the Hughes 500.
JiangxiJiangxi is an inland province in east China. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north into hillier areas in the south and east, it borders Anhui to the north, Zhejiang to the northeast, Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, Hunan to the west, and Hubei to the northwest. Major prefecture cities include its capital Nanchang, Ganzhou, and Jiujiang. Jiangxi was one of the earliest Communist bases in China.
KD-88The KD-88 (Kongdi-88; Chinese: 空地-88) is a standoff land attack missile built by Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation and exported by China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC). Its export version is called TL-7 and TL-17.
People's Liberation ArmyCombined military forces of the People's Republic of ChinaThe People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the primary armed forces of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four services—Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, and Rocket Force—and four arms—Aerospace Force, Cyberspace Force, Information Support Force, and Joint Logistics Support Force.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.