Wing Loong – II is an unmanned combat vehicle designed and developed by the Chinese state-owned “Aviation Industry Corporation of China” (AVIC). It belongs to the category of Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAVs.
This UCAV has an operational radius of 1500 kilometers and a payload capacity of about 400 kilograms. Wing Loong – II is an updated version of Wing Loong – I with better payload capacity and endurance.
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Specifications of Wing Loong – II UCAV:
- Type: Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance, Armed Drone
- Service ceiling: 9,900 m
- Weight: 4,200 kg take-off
- Speed: 370 km/h
- Endurance: 32 hours
- Dimensions: Lenght: 11.0 m; Wingspan: 20.5 m; Height: 4.1 m
- Payloads equipment: GPS communication system, an electro-optical pod with daylight and infrared cameras and sensors, bombs, rockets, or air-to-surface missiles.
- Operators: China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia
Combat losses:
Saudi Arabia lost several Wing Loong 2 UAVs to Houthi Air Defense systems.
Umair Aslam is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Global Defense Insight. He has worked as a defense journalist reporting on military modernization programs, defense industry, arms procurement, and emerging technologies.
