Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Friday, November 29, 2002
China's Missile Design Institute Marks 45th Anniversary
The No.2 Research Institute of the China Aerospace Science, Technology and Industry Group, China's leading designer of conventional and strategic missiles, marked the 45th anniversary of its founding Thursday.
The No.2 Research Institute of the China Aerospace Science, Technology and Industry Group, China's leading designer of conventional and strategic missiles, marked the 45th anniversary of its founding Thursday.
Since its founding in November 1957, the institute, originally known as the No.2 Branch of the 5th Institute of the Ministry of Defense, has played a major role in the design of different generations of Chinese-made conventional and strategic missiles.
The institute is currently engaged in the early stages of research into the technology of a generation of air and space-defense missiles.