CATIC

China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation

Type	State-owned
Industry	Defense
Founded	1979, Beijing
Headquarters	Beijing, China
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Ma, Zhiping (President) & (CEO) Yang, Ying (Executive Vice President)
Products	Military aircraft Information Technology Advanced electronic sensors and systems
Total assets	Over CN￥ 40 billion (2007)
Number of employees	Over 500,000 (2012)
Website	CATIC.cn/en

China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC, Chinese: 中航技进出口有限责任公司) is a Chinese state-owned defense company with a core business in aviation defense products.

CATIC, was established in 1979, as a joint venture owned by China Aviation Industry Corporation I (AVIC I) and China Aviation Industry Corporation II (AVIC II). After the merger of AVIC I and AVIC II, CATIC is owned by Aviation Industry Corporation of China.

CATIC's core aviation business is in general managed by its headquarters in Beijing. As a state authorized dealer of aviation products, CATIC has exported fighters, trainers, bombers, helicopters, transporters, general aviation aircraft and associated airborne equipment and ground support equipment as well as various components and spare parts in more than 30 countries. Through multinational cooperation, CATIC has invested and developed high-performance aircraft such as K-8 trainer, JF-17 fighter and EC-120 helicopter.

Specialized companies and regional subsidiaries of CATIC in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Xiamen, Fujian, Hangzhou, Dalian and Harbin focus on non-aviation business in commerce, finance, real estate, hotel and real estate management, public tendering and bidding, machinery procurement, civil construction, logistics, investment, leasing, e-business, etc. Their main products include ships, civil engineering machinery, food processing machines, medical equipment, container inspection systems, automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles and spare services. In addition, CATIC has contracted international construction projects for countries and regions in Asia, Africa and Middle East.

CATIC is the owner of some famous brands and enterprises: FIYTA watches, Shennan circuit, Tianma LCD, Tianhong shopping mall chains, Jiangnan Securities, etc.

The list of aircraft in the product portfolio of the company includes the Shenyang J-5, PT-6, Chengdu F-7, FT-7, JF-17 Thunder, Harbin Z-9, Hongdu K-8, Shaanxi Y-8, Harbin Y-12, Xian MA60.