The Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC), previously known as the Aero Industry Development Center, was founded in 1969 under the authority of the Republic of China Air Force, and was later transferred to the Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST) in 1983. In 1996 in support of national aerospace development objectives, AIDC was reformed from a military establishment into a government-owned company under the authority of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Today as a market-oriented commercial entity, AIDC is working in tandem towards commercialization, privatization and globalization. Pursuant to the new company objectives, AIDC's business strategy has turned from products and services for solely military applications to a well-balanced diversified provider to both military and commercial markets.

Government support of the past 40 years has enabled AIDC to establish a talented human resource base dedicated to the aviation industry and has well -equipped AIDC with the expertise and capability in aircraft system integration, aircraft development, parts manufacturing, aircraft assembly, testing and verification. AIDC's excellent achievements have outstripped its competitors in the Asia-Pacific region and have won itself recognition from the global aerospace community as a valuable supplier.

AIDC envisions the Asia-Pacific region will play an increasingly vital role in the international aerospace markets in the foreseeable future, and that Taiwan will increasingly establish itself as a valued partner for international aerospace companies. To assure AIDC's participation and to satisfy Taiwan's self-reliant defense needs, AIDC is actively pursuing development and expansion of local industry capability and capability to achieve these critical objectives.

Through the transition of privatization, AIDC is well positioned to support and foster the national aerospace development policies. In addition to it's core strengths and competencies, AIDC has effectively consolidated its industrial capability and has reinforced alliances with its valued partners both domestic and foreign to maximize use of existing resources to effectively perform the task by division of labor toward achieving both increased cooperation as well as sustainable development. In parallel AIDC has also significantly increased the level of growth through its active, optimistic, honest and open business culture in each business segment of the company's operations.