Breaking the Core Component Bottleneck for Low-Altitude Aircraft: SHI Qiang's Fully Domestic Flight Control Platform Addresses the Chip and Sensor Gap

At the Shanghai 2026 Low-Altitude Economy Expo, SHI Qiang said China’s low-altitude aircraft sector still depends heavily on imported navigation chips, LiDAR, and battery technologies.

He introduced an all-domestic flight control platform, along with power, sensing, and communications modules, to reduce supply-chain risk and improve aircraft performance.

The move is aimed at supporting drones and eVTOLs with safer, faster-to-commercialize domestic alternatives to key foreign components.

The article underscores how domestic substitution could cut development time, lower safety risks, and strengthen China’s low-altitude economy.