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At a glance
Measured figures
Wing Loong I · Length
Single source9.05 m (29 ft 8 in)[source]
Cloud Shadow · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | CAIG Wing Loong | Chengdu WZ-10 |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | None (UAV)[source] | None[source] |
| Type | MALE UCAV[source] | HALE unmanned aerial vehicle[source] |
| Manufacturer | Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group[source] | Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group[source] |
| Designer | Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute[source] | Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group |
9 m (29 ft 6 in)[source]
Wing Loong I · Range
Single source4,000 km (2,500 mi, 2,200 nmi)[source]
Wing Loong I · 1 × Rotax 914 turbocharged 100 shp
Single source1 × Rotax 914 turbocharged, 75 kW (100 shp)[source]
Cloud Shadow · 1 × WP-11C or ZF850 turbojet thrust
Single source1 × WP-11C or ZF850 turbojet , 9.8 kN (2,200 lbf) thrust[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 | in service & in production[source] | In service[source] |
|---|
| Primary users | People's Liberation Army Air Force Egyptian Air Force United Arab Emirates Air Force Pakistan Air Force[source] | — |
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| Manufactured | 2009[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 2011[source] | 2016[source] |
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| First flight | 2009[source] | 2014[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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| National origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Primary user | — | People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] |
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| Missiles | — | Blue Arrow air-to-surface missile, light cruise missiles[source] |
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| Bombs | — | CS/BBM3 (YL-12) guided bomb, GB-4 guided bomb[source] |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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