Wing Loong 10
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ChinaManufacturer: Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAIG / AVIC)
The Wing Loong 10 (WZ-10 / Cloud Shadow export) is Chengdu's high-altitude jet UCAV: WP-11C turbofan, 13,000 m ceiling, twice the speed of turboprop MALEs. Used by the PLA as a weather scout around typhoons and by the UAE for fast deep-strike missions.
The Wing Loong 10 (WZ-10 / Cloud Shadow export) is Chengdu's high-altitude jet UCAV: WP-11C turbofan, 13,000 m ceiling, twice the speed of turboprop MALEs. Used by the PLA as a weather scout around typhoons and by the UAE for fast deep-strike missions.
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Identity
- Designation
- Wing Loong 10
- Alias
- WZ-10 / Cloud Shadow (Yunying) export variant
- Manufacturer
- Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAIG / AVIC)
- Country
- China
- Year
- 2018
- Category
- UCAV (Combat UAV)
- Class
- HALE (High-altitude / long-endurance)
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 3500 km
- Endurance
- 6 h
- Top speed
- 620 km/h
- Service ceiling
- 13,000 m
- Propulsion
- Turbofan WP-11C, ~4,4 kN
Physical characteristics
- MTOW
- 3000 kg
- Payload
- 400 kg
- Hardpoints
- 4
- Weapons
- AR-1, AR-2, FT-7C/9, TG-100, LS-6 50/100 kg
Onboard systems
- Sensors
- SAR/GMTI, EO/IR, SIGINT, dropsonde meteo
- Datalink / control
- SATCOM Ku-band + LOS
- Launch
- Decollo da pista
- Recovery
- Atterraggio su pista
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History
Unveiled at Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai as Cloud Shadow. The PLA WZ-10 variant entered service in 2020 and has been used since 2020 for scientific flights inside Pacific typhoons for the China Meteorological Administration.
Spotted in 2022 in the United Arab Emirates during operational trials. In 2024 confirmed use in electronic intelligence missions over the South China Sea thanks to the jet speed that drastically cuts dwell time over the target.