China Fighter Jet Giant’s Sales Surge After India-Pakistan Clash

China’s AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Co., maker of the fighter jets that rose to fame in the India-Pakistan conflict last year, posted record profit in 2025 and saw first-quarter sales nearly double.

Revenue rose 15.8% to 75.4 billion yuan ($11 billion) in 2025, with profit up 6.5% to 3.4 billion yuan, the jetmaker said in a statement Tuesday night. Both are the highest-ever for the Chengdu-based company, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. First-quarter sales rose almost 80% on year, it added.