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  "id": "wing-loong-ii",
  "name": "Wing Loong II",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Medium-altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2017,
  "operators": [
    "ARE",
    "CHN",
    "EGY",
    "PAK"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 4,
  "summary": "The Wing Loong II is a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle based on the Wing Loong (Pterodactyl). It is larger and more capable -- with significantly greater payload -- than its predecessor.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 11,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 4.1,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 20.5,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 4200,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Gross weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "Rotax 914 Turbocharged Engine",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thrust / power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "100 hp",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 200,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Endurance",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "32 hour",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Radio",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Satellite Communication System",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Radar Type",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Synthetic Aperture Radar",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Electro Optical Pod",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes, Loong Eye LE380 electro-optical sensor pod",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "EW Counter Measures / CCM",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armament & Ammunition: payload types",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "EO/IR, SAR, laser-guided missiles",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armament & Ammunition: missile type",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "YJ-9E Anti-Ship Missiles, AR-1/HJ-10 Anti-Tank Missiles",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armament & Ammunition: bomb type",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "T-9/50 50kg bomb, GB3 250 kg laser-guided bomb, TL-10 bomb, Lan Jian 7 (Blue Arrow 7) laser-guided air-to-surface missiles, TG100 laser/INS/GPS-guided bombs",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armament & Ammunition: armament weight total",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "400 kg",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armament & Ammunition: air to ground bombs/missiles total capacity",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "10 ea",
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      ],
      "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.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Pterodactyl I:",
      "text": "The second member of Wing Loong series is distinguished from the earlier Pterosaur I in that there is a bulge at the nose tip of the fuselage to house a satellite antenna, and this is the version most widely publicized and actively marketed as a surveillance…",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Sky Saker:",
      "text": "Sky Saker is a derivative of Wing Loong developed by Norinco mainly intended for export. The Chinese name is Rui Ying, meaning Sharp Eagle, but the English name adopted by the developer is Sky Saker.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "WJ1",
      "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, meaning armed UAV.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "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.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Wing Loong ID:",
      "text": "Upgraded variant of the Wing Loong I, with improved aerodynamics and engine enabling greater takeoff weight, service ceiling, and endurance. Other upgrades include both internal and external stores, as well as communications equipment.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Wing Loong II SIGINT Variant",
      "text": "Wing Loong II SIGNT Variant, which \"shows a GJ-2 featuring several rod-shaped antennas configured in a circular array fitted underneath The fuselage that could serve as a communications band-direction-finding array capable of not only intercepting…",
      "src": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "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-ii.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-wing-loong-ii": {
      "title": "Wing Loong II 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_II_Chinese_Medium-Altitude_Long_Endurance_MALE_Unmanned_Aerial_Vehicle",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}