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Measured figures
Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
Single source4,200 kg (9,259 lb)[source]
Service ceiling
Single source9,900 m (32,500 ft)[source]
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Configuration
| Specification | ATE Vulture | CAIG Wing Loong II |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | — | None[source] |
| Role | South African unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)[source] | — |
| National origin | South Africa[source] | — |
| Source manufacturer statement | The ATE Vulture is a South African unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed and built by Advanced Technologies and Engineering (now Paramount Advanced Technologies, a division of the Paramount Group ).[source]Only the subject, component or variant named in this passage; unresolved names do not create a manufacturer identity | — |
| Source measurement | The ATE Vulture is a South African unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed and built by Advanced Technologies and Engineering (now Paramount Advanced Technologies, a division of the Paramount Group ). It is powered by a 500 cc 2-stroke fuel injected engine. Its payload is a gyro stabilised optronic sight communicating on a secure C-Band data/video link. Its cruise speed is 120 km/h and its flight duration allows a loiter time of about 4 hours at 60 km from the launch site with a maximum ceiling of 5,000 m. It is fully automated in launch, flight and recovery, with an automatic return-to-base in case of mission critical failures. An automated vacuum type catapult launcher is mounted on a Samil 100 truck. No external pilot is required, and the transition from launch mode into pre-programmed flight mode is automatic. It is used by the South African Army artillery for target acquisition and fire control .[source]ATE Vulture · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
| Country of origin | South Africa[source]Inventory Origin column; table 24, row 2, cell 2; revision 1376173699; retrieved 2026-10-01 | China[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 4, cell 2; revision 1375623248 |
| Type | — | MALE UCAV[source] |
| Manufacturer | — | Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group[source] |
| Designer | — | Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute[source] |
| Status | — | In service[source] |
| Primary user | — | People's Liberation Army Air Force Pakistan Air Force[source] |
| Manufactured | — | 2015-present[source] |
| Introduction date | — | 2017[source] |
| First flight | — | February 2017[source] |
| Developed from | — | CAIG Wing Loong[source] |
| Developed into | — | Chengdu Wing Loong-3[source] |
| Stall speed | — | 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)[source] |
| Origin reported by inventory | — | People's Republic of China[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 27, cell 2; revision 1347318478 |
| Reported operators | — |
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