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U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adrien Tran · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
Length
Single source11.7 m (38 ft 5 in)[source]
Wing Loong I · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat | CAIG Wing Loong |
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| Crew | None[source] | None (UAV)[source] |
| Type | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Loyal wingman drone[source] | MALE UCAV[source] |
| National origin | Australia[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Boeing Australia Boeing Defense, Space & Security[source] | Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group[source] |
9.05 m (29 ft 8 in)[source]
Wing Loong I · Height
Single source2.77 m (9 ft 1 in)[source]
Gross; Wing Loong I · Gross weight
Single source1,100 kg (2,425 lb)[source]
Wing Loong I · 1 × Rotax 914 turbocharged 100 shp
Single source1 × Rotax 914 turbocharged, 75 kW (100 shp)[source]
Wing Loong I · Endurance
Single source20 hours[source]
Wing Loong I · of air-to-surface weapons
Single source200 kilograms (440 lb) of air-to-surface weapons[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Status | Block 1 aircraft : in flight testing , Block 2 aircraft : flight testing and production, Block 3 aircraft : under development[source] | in service & in production[source] |
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| Primary user | Royal Australian Air Force (future)[source] | — |
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| Prototypes | 8 Block 1 9 Block 2[source] | — |
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| Manufactured | 2019–present[source] | 2009[source] |
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| Introduction date | 2028 (planned)[source] | 2011[source] |
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| First flight | 27 February 2021[source] | 2009[source] |
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| Powerplant | 1 × Williams FJ44[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute[source] |
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| Primary users | — | People's Liberation Army Air Force Egyptian Air Force United Arab Emirates Air Force Pakistan Air Force[source] |
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| Developed into | — | CAIG Wing Loong II[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 3-bladed[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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