China Aerospace Science and Technology (CASC)

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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation states it is the only manufacturer of intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles in China.

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Company Profile

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is part of China’s state-owned (aero)space and defence industry.[i] CASC has eight large R&D and production complexes, 11 specialized companies, 13 listed companies and a number of directly affiliated units.[ii] It is engaged in space products and strategic and tactical missile systems. CASC states it is the only manufacturer of intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles in China. CASC generated $9.6 billion in revenue in 2024.[iii]

[i] Company profile (no date) | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Available at: english.spacechina.com/n17138/n17229/index.html (Accessed: 27 August 2025).

[ii] Ibid.

[iii] Top 100 for 2025 (2025) | DefenseNews. Available at: Top 100 | Defense News, News about defense programs, business, and technology.

Contact information

16 Fucheng Road,

Haidian District,

Beijing 100048,

China

Website: http://english.spacechina.com/n16421/index.html

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/china-aerospace-science-and-technology-corporation

Nuclear weapons

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) states that it is the only manufacturer of intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles in China and that the strategic nuclear missiles it has developed range “from single-stage to multi-stage, from liquid to solid, from land-based to land/sea-based, from fixed-launch to mobile launch, and from medium and long-range to intercontinental”.[i] CASC manufactures the dual-capable DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile.[ii]

China has continued to expand its DF-26 missile force.[iii] The U.S. Pentagon also reports China may have already deployed a new long-range ballistic missile, the DF-27, which can carry either conventional or nuclear warheads.[iv]

[i] Strategic Nuclear Missiles (no date) | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Available at: english.spacechina.com/n17215/n17272/c2388530/content.html (Accessed: 27 August 2025).

[ii] ‘China previews new ballistic missiles in practices for 3 September parade’, Janes, 30 August 2015. Available at: China previews new ballistic missiles in practices for 3 September parade | IHS Jane's 360 (archive.org); ‘China ‘Rapidly Expands’ DF-26 Ballistic Missile Launch Capability, Hailed As ‘Biggest Threat’ To Guam’, The EurAsian Times, 26 October 2024. Available at: China 'Rapidly Expands' DF-26 Ballistic Missile Launch Capability, Hailed As 'Biggest Threat' To Guam.

[iii] Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda, Eliana Johns & Mackenzie Knight (2025) ‘Chinese nuclear weapons, 2025’, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 81:2, 135-160, pp. 135 and 150. DOI: 10.1080/00963402.2025.2467011.

[iv] Ibid, p. 149; MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 2024. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS, U.S. Department of Defense (2024), p. 65. Available at: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2024.

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