China Aero Engine Corporation Pushes National Defense Science Progress

It is said that China Aero-Engine Corporation has been founded in Beijing on Aug. 29. State President Xi Jinping made important instructions and stressed that the CPC Central Committee decision of setting up China Aero Engine Corporation is under the consideration of wealthy and powerful military strategic, which could also deepen the reform of state-owned enterprises and to promote the aviation industry restructuring to take the major initiatives. Premier Li Keqiang gave instructions pointed out that the formation of China Aero Engine Corporation is a major strategic decision of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council. State Councilor Wang Yong attended the meeting and read out President Xi Jinping important instructions and Li Keqiang’s instructions.Central and the related state department of Beijing, the Central Military Commission departments and relevant enterprises, colleges and universities representatives attended the inaugural conference.

It was publicly reported that during the two sessions last year, Premier Li Keqiang announced in the government work report for the first time that the "aircraft engines, gas turbines" should be included in the national strategic emerging industries, also it proposed the implementation of major projects, aircraft engines, gas turbines, increase defense-related research and high-tech weaponry and equipment construction. From a longer-term strategic demands, we have to insist on some things, in aircraft engines, quantum communication, intelligent manufacturing and robotics, deep space deep-sea exploration, focusing on new materials, brain science, health care and other fields and then deploy a batch reflect national strategic intent of major scientific and technological projects.

Nowadays, China Aero Engine Corporation inaugural conference was held on behalf of China's central military enterprises and finally ushered in new members. Its official business scope includes military and civilian aircraft power plant, the second power plant, gas turbines, aircraft engines and other technology derived from product design, development, production, sales and after-sales service; aircraft, engines, helicopters and other defense technology industry and civilian fields development of advanced materials, etc.. Meanwhile, tungsten, tungsten alloy, titanium and other high-temperature resistant, corrosion-resistant, high strength material has become more and more popular to favor military purposes. The establishment of the Group will provide broad platform for the progress of high-properties tungsten alloy material’s development. Thus, China Aero Engine Corporation became the twelfth military industrial corporations.

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