Wing Loong II
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ChinaManufacturer: Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAIG / AVIC)
The Wing Loong II is the turboprop evolution of the Yilong: size and performance comparable to the MQ-9 Reaper, 6 hardpoints with 480 kg payload, SAR and SATCOM capability. Exported to 10+ countries it is the flagship armed drone of Chinese exports.
The Wing Loong II is the turboprop evolution of the Yilong: size and performance comparable to the MQ-9 Reaper, 6 hardpoints with 480 kg payload, SAR and SATCOM capability. Exported to 10+ countries it is the flagship armed drone of Chinese exports.
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Identity
- Designation
- Wing Loong II
- Alias
- Yilong-2 / GJ-2 / Pterodactyl II
- Manufacturer
- Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAIG / AVIC)
- Country
- China
- Year
- 2018
- Category
- UCAV (Combat UAV)
- Class
- MALE (Medium-altitude / long-endurance)
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 4000 km
- Endurance
- 32 h
- Top speed
- 370 km/h
- Service ceiling
- 9,000 m
- Propulsion
- Turboelica WJ-9 (~735 kW)
Physical characteristics
- MTOW
- 4200 kg
- Payload
- 480 kg
- Hardpoints
- 6
- Weapons
- Blue Arrow 7, AR-1/2, GB-7, FT-7/9, LS-6 250 kg
Onboard systems
- Sensors
- EO/IR multi-spettrale, SAR/GMTI, SIGINT, designatore laser
- Datalink / control
- SATCOM Ku-band + LOS, controllo multi-UAV
- Launch
- Decollo da pista
- Recovery
- Atterraggio su pista
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History
First flight in February 2017 at Chengdu, entered service in 2018. In 2018 the largest Chinese UAV export contract ever signed was inked with a Middle Eastern customer for over 30 units.
Used by the UAE in Libya (Tripoli battle 2020) and by Ethiopia in the Tigray war (2021-2022) with devastating effects on TPLF armor. Serbia introduced it in 2020 as the first European operator.