March 18, 2026, Xinchang, Zhejiang — The Xinchang facility of StarTop (Zhejiang) Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of StarTop Era (Shanghai) Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “StarTop Era”), held a grand opening ceremony today.
This milestone marks the full implementation of StarTop Era’s strategic layout in the smart airport and low-altitude economy sectors. It will further strengthen the company’s full-industry-chain capabilities—from R&D and manufacturing to engineering services—and inject new momentum into the development of the intelligent aviation industry.
Uniting in Xinchang to Build a New Hub for the Intelligent Aviation Industry
At the opening ceremony, government leaders from all levels of Xinchang County, experts in the civil aviation sector, partners, and industry media gathered to witness the official launch of StarTop Era’s Xinchang Base. As a key industrial hub for the company in the Yangtze River Delta region, the Xinchang base is located in the Xinchang Wanfeng Aviation Town. Integrating R&D pilot testing, high-end equipment manufacturing, system integration, and testing, the StarTop Era Xinchang base will focus on large-scale production and technological advancement of core products such as smart airport navigation lighting systems, intelligent airport monitoring equipment, and anti-drone systems.
Deepening Expertise in Aviation Intelligence, Strengthening Core Technology Barriers
Founded in 2019, StarTop Era is a high-tech enterprise in China specializing in the fields of smart airports and the low-altitude economy. The company has deeply engaged in the civil aviation intelligent equipment sector, possessing internationally advanced core technologies for 5G-enabled intelligent monitoring systems for airport navigation lighting. It boasts end-to-end independent R&D and production capabilities spanning core component design, key equipment manufacturing, software development, and system integration, making it one of the few domestic enterprises with a competitive advantage in a complete industrial chain. Currently, the company’s products and solutions have been successfully deployed at multiple major civil aviation airports across the country.
Strategic Upgrade: Empowering New Development in the Low-Altitude Economy
In his opening remarks, Dongzi Pan, Chairman of StarTop Era, stated: “The opening of the Xinchang base marks a significant strategic leap in StarTop Era’s development journey. Leveraging Xinchang’s excellent smart manufacturing industrial ecosystem and policy support, we will use our Shanghai R&D center as an innovation engine and the Xinchang base as an industrial cornerstone to achieve a new development paradigm of ‘research-production synergy and dual-wheel drive.’ In the future, the base will focus on the localization of core equipment for smart airports while also expanding into the low-altitude economy and intelligent security sectors, providing customers with more efficient, safer, and smarter one-stop solutions to support the high-quality development of China’s civil aviation and low-altitude economy.”
Relevant leaders from Xinchang County extended a warm welcome to StarTop Era’s establishment in Xinchang, noting: “As a high-tech intelligent equipment enterprise, StarTop Era’s technological strengths and industrial direction align closely with our county’s development plan for ‘clustering high-tech industries and upgrading smart manufacturing.’ The completion and operation of the Xinchang base will not only drive the upgrading of local high-end manufacturing but also provide strong support for cultivating new productive forces in Xinchang’s aviation and intelligent industries and creating new growth points for the regional economy. ”
Embarking on a New Journey, Creating the Future
With the official launch and operation of the Xinchang facility, StarTop Era will effectively shorten product delivery cycles and enhance market responsiveness. Moving forward, the company will take this as a new starting point to continue deepening technological innovation and strengthening industrial synergy, striving to become a globally leading provider of comprehensive smart airport solutions and contributing the “StarTop strength” to advancing the intelligent and digital transformation of China’s aviation industry.
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