Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation

Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) is Taiwan's publicly listed aerospace prime for aircraft design, system integration, production and sustainment. Its unmanned-systems work now spans UAV and uncrewed-surface manufacturing partnerships, local supply-chain coordination, counter-drone systems and GPS-denied visual navigation.

Facts

Segment: Defense Robotics
Country: Taiwan
Founded: 1969
Website: https://www.aidc.com.tw/en/

Supply

Hocheng Corporation - Inbound - Structures Materials - Trade reporting identifies AIDC as a customer for Hocheng composites and structural materials - source: money.udn.com

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Market context

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Timeline

2026-06-01 - Demonstration - AIDC demonstrates GPS-denied AIxVNAV navigation - AIDC announced the flight demonstration on June 1, 2026, after testing the system on May 29. AIxVNAV combines licensed Vantor Raptor Guide software, satellite 3D mapping and AIDC integration work. The camera-based system is designed to navigate without GPS… - source: aidc.com.tw
2025-09-17 - Demonstration - AIDC debuts layered counter-drone system - AIDC unveiled the system at the Taipei Aerospace and Defense Technology Exhibition on September 17, 2025. The architecture integrates active and passive radar, electro-optical and infrared targeting, radio-frequency jamming and laser interception. AIDC… - source: aidc.com.tw
2025-09-15 - Partnership - AIDC and Shield AI sign Taiwan teaming agreement - AIDC announced the teaming agreement on September 15, 2025. AIDC will provide local maintenance while Shield AI trains Taiwanese engineering personnel. The partners also plan hardware-software integration and potential substitution of system components with… - source: aidc.com.tw

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Relations

Shield AI - Advanced Unmanned Systems Teaming Partner - AIDC and Shield AI signed a teaming agreement covering sustainment, training, autonomy integration and local support for unmanned systems in Taiwan.

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