Silicon　carbide　ceramic　matrix　composite　(CMC-SiC)　has　many　advantages,　such　as　low　density,　high　strength,　high-temperature　resistance,　and　corrosion　resistance.　It　has　application　prospects　in　the　field　of　aerospace.　However,　CMC-SiC　is　a　kind　of　difficult-to-machine　material,　with　ultra-high　hardness　and　anisotropy.　Conventional　processing　technologies　are　unsuitable　for　the　high　quality　and　efficient　processing　of　CMC-SiC.　Laser　processing　with　high　processing　quality,　non-contact,　low　heat　input,　wide　range　of　application,　and　easy　to　combine　with　numerical　control　technology　to　achieve　automation,　has　prospects　of　becoming　the　mainstream　technology　for　precision　processing　of　CMC-SiC.　We　analyze　the　typical　thermally　induced　defects　in　laser　processing　based　on　the　interaction　mechanism　of　CMC-SiC　with　laser.　We　describe　the　advantages　of　ultrashort　pulse　laser　in　the　CMC-SiC　precision　processing.　In　this　context,　we　spotlight　the　development　trend　of　laser　processing　technology　for　CMC-SiC　and　provide　a　theoretical　basis　and　technical　reference　for　the　precision　manufacturing　of　new　aerospace　CMC-SiC　components　parts.　©　2020,　Chinese　Lasers　Press.　All　right　reserved.