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China's Military UAV Industry_14 June 2013

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List of Acronyms<br />

AEW<br />

AVIC<br />

AWACS<br />

BUAA<br />

CAC<br />

CADI<br />

CASC<br />

CASIC<br />

EW<br />

GAC<br />

GPS<br />

GSD<br />

HA/DR<br />

HALE<br />

ISR<br />

MALE<br />

MTCR<br />

NRIST<br />

NUAA<br />

PLA<br />

R&D<br />

SAC<br />

SADI<br />

<strong>UAV</strong><br />

UCAV<br />

Airborne early warning<br />

Aviation <strong>Industry</strong> Corporation of China<br />

Airborne warning and control systems<br />

Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics<br />

Chengdu Aircraft <strong>Industry</strong> Group<br />

Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute/611 Aircraft Design Institute<br />

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation<br />

China Aerospace Science and <strong>Industry</strong> Corporation<br />

Electronic warfare<br />

Guizhou Aircraft <strong>Industry</strong> Corporation<br />

Global positioning system<br />

General Staff Department (of the PLA)<br />

Humanitarian assistance/disaster relief<br />

High altitude, long endurance (used to describe <strong>UAV</strong> capability)<br />

Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance<br />

Medium altitude, long endurance (used to describe <strong>UAV</strong> capability)<br />

Missile Technology Control Regime<br />

Nanjing Research Institute on Simulation Technique<br />

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics<br />

People’s Liberation Army<br />

Research and development<br />

Shenyang Aircraft Company<br />

Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute/601 Aircraft Design Institute<br />

Unmanned aerial vehicle<br />

Unmanned combat aerial vehicle<br />

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