Best Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Companies in China
The 125 best Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies in China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation.
China's Aerospace, Maritime and Defense sector is bigger than most people realize, and this directory ranks 125 companies operating across it by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum. Total disclosed funding sits at $2.1B, with China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation alone accounting for $1.0B of that, and Beijing MinoSpace Technology pulling a distant but notable $198M. No unicorns yet, but the funding concentration tells you something real about where capital is consolidating.
So what's actually moving right now? Across maritime, defense, and space apps, median install growth is running at roughly +15% year-on-year, which I'd argue is the clearest real-time signal of where user attention is heading. The global market is forecast at a CAGR of around 5.9%, driven by rising defense investment and geopolitical pressures that are reshaping procurement priorities fast. Investors like Shenzhen Capital Group and Fortune Capital are already positioned, with Guoxing Aerospace ($160M) among the names attracting serious follow-on interest. If you're mapping this space, the funding spread here reflects a sector that's competitive, capital-intensive, and moving with urgency this quarter.
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Our analysis of 50 Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies
$6.7b in tracked funding; 89% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies in China
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation Firm focused on research and development of marine equipment industry | $1.0B | 100 mo ago | Funding Raised | Wu Yongjie CEO & President | 1999 | jQuerySwiperBaidu Analytics (百度统计) | — |
| 2 | CSSC Manufacturer of ship building and repair equipment | $600M | 81 mo ago | Public | Wen Gang CEO | 1982 | NginxjQuerySwiper+1 | — |
| 3 | Beijing MinoSpace Technology Satellite technology solutions provider with a focus on satellite development and manufacturing, offering… | $198M | 23 mo ago | Series C | Wu Shufan Founder | 2017 | — | — |
| 4 | Guoxing Aerospace Space research agency | $160M | 34 mo ago | Series C | — | 2018 | — | — |
| 5 | Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Provider of shipbuilding and offshore engineering services | $34M | 51 mo ago | Public | Ren Letian CEO | 1956 | Windows ServerMicrosoft ASP.NETAmazon ALB+9 | — |
| 6 | AVIC Provider of aviation, military and civilian products | $23M | 90 mo ago | Public | Sun Jizhong CEO | 2003 | — | — |
| 7 | StarSee Provider of military and political police intelligent technology services | $16M | 68 mo ago | Series A | Yang Ideal CEO | 2018 | — | — |
| 8 | Ellipse Space Provider of space based communication services | $14M | 36 mo ago | Series B | — | 2019 | — | — |
| 9 | Shaanxi Tianhui Aerospace Technolog Provider of commercial aerospace power research and development company specializing in reusable liquid… | $14M | 28 mo ago | Series A | Liu Hongjun Founder | 2021 | — | — |
| 10 | TranSemic Producer of RF, microwave components, and related electronics for defence applications | $9M | 66 mo ago | Series C | — | 2005 | — | — |
| 11 | Beijing Hangxing Transmission Technology Provider of servo systems for the aerospace and defence industry | $1M | 17 mo ago | Series A | — | 2021 | — | — |
Top 12 Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies in China
#1
Series C · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2017$198.2Mraised▾
Beijing Minospace Technologies Co., Ltd. is a satellite technology company that primarily develops and manufactures satellite constellation systems, as well as provides in-orbit delivery services. The company has developed autonomous intellectual property-based satellites and has become one of the top-ranking private commercial space technology companies in China.
- Jun 2024Series C$137.7M
- Jan 2023Series B—
- Aug 2021Series A$46.3M
- Apr 2020Series A—
#2
Series A · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2021 · 40 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Hangxing Transmission is a company that sells and services servo systems for the aerospace industry. They are based in Beijing, China.
- Jan 2025Series A—
- Nov 2024Series A—
- Nov 2023Seed$1.4M
#3
Series C · Chengdu, Sichuan Sheng · founded 2018 · 80 employees$160.3Mraised▾
Space research agency
- Aug 2023Series C$68.8M
- Nov 2021Series B$55.6M
- Jul 2020Series A$21.3M
- Jun 2019Series A$14.6M
#4
Series A · Xi An, Shaanxi Sheng · founded 2021$13.9Mraised▾
Provider of commercial aerospace power research and development company specializing in reusable liquid rocket engines
#5
Funding Raised · Haidian, Beijing · founded 1999$1Braised▾
Firm focused on research and development of marine equipment industry
- Jan 2018Conventional Debt$1B
#6
Series B · Haidian, Beijing · founded 2019 · 180 employees$14Mraised▾
Provider of space based communication services
- Jun 2023Series B$14M
- Jun 2022Series A—
#7
Public · Haidian, Beijing · founded 1982 · 7009 employees$600Mraised▾
In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $8.06B and a net profit of $0.02B.
- Aug 2019Conventional Debt$600M
#8
Public · Jiangyin, Jiangsu Sheng · founded 1956 · 5600 employees$33.7Mraised▾
Provider of shipbuilding and offshore engineering services
- Mar 2022Post IPO$18.4M
- Jul 2012Post IPO$15.3M
#9
Series A · Nanjing, Jiangsu · founded 2018 · 100 employees$15.7Mraised▾
Provider of military and political police intelligent technology services
- Oct 2020Series A—
- Mar 2020Seed$1.4M
- Dec 2019Seed$14.3M
- May 2019Seed—
#10
Public · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2003 · 67121 employees$23Mraised▾
AVIC provides aviation, military, and civilian products. It offers helicopters ( 1 ton, 2 ton, 4 ton, 7 ton, and 13 ton, including straight 8, straight 9, straight 11 series (including AC series)), trainers, general aircraft, airborne systems, aviation parts, aviation engineering services. In addition, it provides avionics systems and flight control systems for trunk lines, feeder lines, and general aircraft. In addition, it provides services for planning, consulting, survey, design, construction, operation, post-evaluation, and analysis of construction cost, construction project environmental impact assessment, project bidding agency, engineering supervision. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $9.35B and a net profit of $0.33B.
- Dec 2018Post IPO$23M
#11
Series C · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2005$9.1Mraised▾
Producer of RF, microwave components, and related electronics for defence applications
#12
Seed · Cyberport, Hong Kong · founded 2017$30Kraised▾
Provider of marine and engineering consulting services intended to connect the shipping industry to shipping consultants. The company works towards standardizing independent marine consulting services on major ports worldwide to provide reliable and efficient vessel and cargo inspection services, providing shippers with improved standards of compliance, training, and asset maintenance.
- May 2018Seed$30K
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Aerospace, Maritime and Defense coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Defense Technology is moving in China
A read on the academic research around Defense Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 774 China-affiliated papers.
- National University of Defense Technology71
- Air Force Engineering University54
- Northwestern Polytechnical University45
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China43
- Institute of Electronics32
- Jamming7→30
- Radar27→44
- Robustness (evolution)1→12
- Electronic warfare30→38
- Pattern recognition (psychology)5→12
- Reinforcement learning1→8
- Artificial neural network1→5
- Markov decision process1→4
- SIGNAL (programming language)14→17
- Interference (communication)6→9
- Missile22
- Electronic warfare21
- Radar15
- Missile defense15
- Aeronautics14
Where defense tech is researched across China
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing defense tech patents in China
China defense tech patent filing is steady — 1 filings from 2 assignees (2024–2024), led by Guowei SHOU, Jiaxing Vocational And Technical; annual filings 1→1.
- Guowei SHOU1
- Jiaxing Vocational And Technical1
Common questions
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