State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense


The State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense is a civilian ministry within the State Council of the People's Republic of China and is a subordinate agency of the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the superseding agency of the Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. It was created by the Plan for Restructuring the State Council passed by the First Session of the Eleventh National People's Congress in 2008.

International cooperation

In July 2018, the State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence signed an agreement with the Government of Kuwait to increase cooperation in the defense industry.

Related institutions

; State Council agencies
Some of its subordinate agencies are thought to include:
; National universities
Several universities were thought to be administered by its predecessor COSTIND:
; State-owned enterprises
Several enterprises were thought to be administered by its predecessor COSTIND: