{
  "id": "wing-loong-id",
  "name": "Wing Loong ID",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Medium-altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2018,
  "operators": [
    "CHN",
    "EGY"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 2,
  "summary": "The lightweight fuselage gives the new Wing Loong I-D drone a significant boost in operating endurance, payload, and service ceiling Chinese experts noted on Monday after China's first multi-purpose drone for export that uses a composite material structure successfully completed its maiden flight.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Chengdu Aircraft Industrial Group (CAIG)",
      "src": [
        "weg-wing-loong-id"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hardpoints",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "6 ea (3 on each wing)",
      "src": [
        "weg-wing-loong-id"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 8.7,
      "src": [
        "weg-wing-loong-id"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 3.7,
      "src": [
        "weg-wing-loong-id"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 17.6,
      "src": [
        "weg-wing-loong-id"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 330,
      "src": [
        "weg-wing-loong-id"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Gross weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "Name INA. The Wing Loong ID has an updated engine from the engine in the Wing Loong II.",
      "src": [
        "weg-wing-loong-id"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 4000,
      "src": [
        "weg-wing-loong-id"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Endurance",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "35 hour",
      "src": [
        "weg-wing-loong-id"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Radio",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Satellite Communications Antenna",
      "src": [
        "weg-wing-loong-id"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Radar Type",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Digital with Synthesized Antenna Aperture",
      "src": [
        "weg-wing-loong-id"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Heat Signature Reduction",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-wing-loong-id"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armament & Ammunition: payload types",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "EO/IR, SAR, laser-guided missiles, Laser Guided Bombs, Anti-Personnel Bombs",
      "src": [
        "weg-wing-loong-id"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armament & Ammunition: air-to-surface missiles",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Yes, can carry the BA-7 air-to-ground missiles, or 200 kg of Air-to-Surface Missiles.",
      "src": [
        "weg-wing-loong-id"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armament & Ammunition: missile type",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "BRM1, AKD-10",
      "src": [
        "weg-wing-loong-id"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armament & Ammunition: bomb type",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "YZ-212 laser-guided bomb; YZ-102A anti-personnel bomb; FT-10; FT-9; FT-7; GB7; GB4",
      "src": [
        "weg-wing-loong-id"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armament & Ammunition: armament weight total",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "1,000 kg (The Wing Loong ID can carry more than double the Armament Weight of the WIng Loong II).",
      "src": [
        "weg-wing-loong-id"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Pterosaur I",
      "text": "First member of Wing Loong series, with program of Wing Loong begun in May 2005. Maiden flight was completed in October 2007 and payload evaluation flight was completed a year later in October 2008.",
      "src": [
        "weg-wing-loong-id"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Pterodactyl I",
      "text": "Sky Saker is a derivative of Wing Loong developed by Norinco mainly intended for export. The Chinese name is Rui Ying (锐鹰), meaning Sharp Eagle, but the English name adopted by the developer is Sky Saker.",
      "src": [
        "weg-wing-loong-id"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "WJ-1",
      "text": "The first land attack version of Pterodactyl I, which is a weapon platform without the reconnaissance/targeting pod under the chin. The designation WJ stands for Wu-Zhuang Wu-Ren-Ji (武装无人机), meaning armed UAV.",
      "src": [
        "weg-wing-loong-id"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "GJ-1",
      "text": "Another land attack version of Pterodactyl I that combines the capabilities of both Pterodactyl I and WJ-1 so that it can identify and engage targets on its own.",
      "src": [
        "weg-wing-loong-id"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Wing Loong II",
      "text": "An upgraded variant of the Wing Loong, with provisions for up to twelve air-to-surface missiles. Officially entered service with the PLAAF in November 2018. Wing Loong II is known in PLAAF service as the Gongji-2 ('Attack 2' or GJ-2).",
      "src": [
        "weg-wing-loong-id"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "uav",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/wing-loong-id.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-wing-loong-id": {
      "title": "Wing Loong ID Chinese Medium-Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Wing_Loong_ID_Chinese_Medium-Altitude_Long_Endurance_MALE_Unmanned_Aerial_Vehicle",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}