A roundtable meeting focused on the aerospace and low-altitude economy sectors, coupled with a platform connection event hosted by the Beijing Institute of Technology's Yangtze River Delta Research Institute, took place yesterday afternoon in Jiaxing. The event aimed to bridge the final gap in transforming scientific and technological achievements into practical applications, fostering a more competitive industrial innovation ecosystem.
The aerospace and low-altitude economy sectors are vital components of strategic emerging industries and represent a crucial pathway for cultivating and developing new quality productive forces. In recent years, Jiaxing has prioritized these areas within its "135N" advanced manufacturing cluster strategy. The city has been continuously refining its policy framework, optimizing industrial layout, and aggregating innovative resources, which has propelled the industry into a phase of rapid and positive development.
Currently, the city has attracted a cluster of key enterprises, including LandSpace, Jiali Electronics, and Zhongrun Optics. It has also seen the emergence of a batch of high-growth innovative companies such as Starspace, Tianxu Aviation, and Zhongchuang Aviation. These firms are deeply engaged in specialized niches, concentrating on core technological innovation. They have made breakthroughs in key technologies across various domains, including commercial satellite constellation networking and ground terminals, the development of industrial-grade and inspection drones, and the manufacturing of precision aerospace structural components. This has allowed them to establish differentiated competitive advantages. Their efforts have not only filled gaps in multiple specialized segments of the city's industrial chain but have also become a driving force in accelerating the growth of the industrial cluster.
"To promote the high-quality development of the low-altitude economy, Jiaxing is constructing a '3+2+2+X' development framework. This encompasses three networks, two industrial clusters, two application scenario demonstrations, and X application scenarios," stated a relevant official from the Jiaxing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology. The official added that by 2027, the city aims to establish over 150 takeoff and landing sites for various low-altitude aircraft, open more than 100 low-altitude flight routes, and achieve an annual low-altitude flight volume exceeding 450,000 hours.
At the event, the Jiaxing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology outlined policies supporting the aerospace and low-altitude economy sectors. These include rewards of up to 2 million yuan for certified first-of-its-kind equipment, new materials, or software. The Mayor Investment Group introduced the government's industrial fund, clarifying its focus on nurturing strategic emerging industries like artificial intelligence, aerospace, and the low-altitude economy. Financial institutions also presented their related financial products.
"As a public service platform, the pilot-scale testing platform can provide upstream and downstream enterprises with low-cost and professional verification services. It helps companies overcome technical bottlenecks, forming a closed loop from basic research to pilot verification and then to industrial application," explained Zhang Wangwang, a researcher at the Beijing Institute of Technology's Yangtze River Delta Research Institute.
Since its establishment in Jiaxing, the Beijing Institute of Technology's Yangtze River Delta Research Institute has fully leveraged the university's disciplinary strengths and research capabilities in areas such as defense technology, intelligent unmanned systems, and new materials. It has built a series of industry-leading specialized pilot-scale testing platforms, providing robust technical support for the transformation and upgrading of the city's manufacturing sector.
Currently, the institute is accelerating the construction of a joint laboratory for what will be China's first low-altitude equipment testing, verification, and airworthiness inspection center project. This initiative is expected to develop comprehensive capabilities covering the entire chain of research, development, and airworthiness certification for low-altitude equipment weighing 10 tons or less. It will further propel Jiaxing's transition from an aviation logistics hub to a comprehensive highland for the entire low-altitude economy industrial chain.
During the event, aerospace and low-altitude economy-related enterprises in Jiaxing presented their needs for pilot-scale testing services and product procurement, engaging in discussions to explore potential future collaborations. This connection event further built a bridge for multi-party cooperation among the government, research institutes, enterprises, and financial institutions. It facilitated precise alignment between university research outcomes and corporate industrial needs, promoting the deep integration of the innovation chain, industrial chain, and capital chain to create a more competitive innovation ecosystem for the aerospace and low-altitude economy industries.
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