Organization Strategies of Innovation Forces for the Breakthrough of Key Core Technologies in Aero-Engine Industry

: Achieving breakthroughs of key core technologies in the aero-engine industry is urgently required for guaranteeing national strategic security, and it demands effective organization of innovation forces. This study first analyses the major innovation forces and their problems regarding collaborative innovation in the current aero-engine scientific research and production system in China. Subsequently, it clarifies the roles of relevant forces in the research process of key core technologies, including the government, the army, the Aero Engine Corporation of China, professional maintenance enterprises, upstream and downstream enterprises, universities, and research institutes. Furthermore, we suggest that the breakthrough practice should be planned and organized in an overall manner, corresponding institutions and mechanisms should be created to encourage the innovation forces to closely align with national strategies, the driving role of the demand side should be emphasized, a number of innovation consortia aiming at user needs and product problems should be established by leading enterprises, and an innovation ecosystem should be established relying on major projects.