AVIC Chengdu Aircraft is best described as a diversified aviation enterprise rather than a narrow equipment specialist. An aviation defense equipment and civil aviation products manufacturer, it conducts aviation product research, development, manufacturing, sales, maintenance and service support; its main products are aviation defense equipment, civil aviation products and intelligent measurement and control products. It developed and produced fighter aircraft including the J-5, J-7, JF-17, JL-9, J-10 and J-20, plus a series of unmanned aircraft and a smart management and control system.
Its operations cover six sectors: weapons equipment, civil aviation, military trade, maintenance services, aerospace network information and modern manufacturing services. The company ranks among the MIIT's first pilot units for applying advanced technology products and keeps converting aviation manufacturing technology research into applications.