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Configuration
| Specification | CAIG Wing Loong II | Rheinmetall KZO |
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| Crew | None[source] | — |
| Type | MALE UCAV[source] | unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with stealth characteristics[source] |
| Manufacturer | Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group[source] | Airbus Defence and Space[source] |
| Designer | Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute[source] | — |
| Status | In service[source] |
Wingspan
Single source20.5 m (67 ft 3 in)[source]
Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
Single source4,200 kg (9,259 lb)[source]
Service ceiling
Single source9,900 m (32,500 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Primary user | People's Liberation Army Air Force Pakistan Air Force[source] | — |
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| Manufactured | 2015-present[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 2017[source] | — |
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| First flight | February 2017[source] | — |
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| Developed from | CAIG Wing Loong[source] | — |
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| Developed into | Chengdu Wing Loong-3[source] | — |
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| Stall speed | 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | China[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 4, cell 2; revision 1375623248 | — |
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| Origin reported by inventory | People's Republic of China[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 27, cell 2; revision 1347318478 | — |
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| Origin | — | Germany[source] |
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| System set | — | 10 UAVs and 2 ground units[source]Equipment system set design composition, notnational inventory |
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| Launch method | — | launched with a booster rocket directly out of its container[source] |
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| Recovery | — | Landing is done with a parachute[source] |
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| Role | — | locate mobile threats and provide target locations for artillery[source] |
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| Replaces | — | KZO replaced the German Army 's other main UAV, Drohne CL 289[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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