CategoryDrones
Appears inMilitary & defense drones
Overview
CAIG (Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group) is a Chinese state-owned aerospace company that manufactures the Wing Loong II, a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle designed for reconnaissance and strike operations. The Wing Loong II is used by China's People's Liberation Army Air Force and exported to countries in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia as a cost-effective armed drone platform.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Type
Product
Operator
Category
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
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- delivery and inspection drones in United Kingdom →
- delivery and inspection drones in China →
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Relationships
Safety record
No incidents on record for CAIG.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operated deployments (1)
- Wing Loong IIRiyadh
Operator customers (1)
- CAIG1 deployment
Recent coverage
CAIG in third-party press
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (2)
Common questions
- What is CAIG?
- CAIG (Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group) is a Chinese state-owned aerospace company that manufactures the Wing Loong II, a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle designed for reconnaissance and strike operations. The Wing Loong II is used by China's People's Liberation Army Air Force and exported to countries in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia as a cost-effective armed drone platform.
- What does CAIG make?
- CAIG has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Wing Loong II (CAIG builds physical robots).
- Is CAIG publicly traded?
- No. CAIG is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with CAIG?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to CAIG building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, DJI, Amazon, Autel Robotics.
- How can I invest in CAIG?
- CAIG is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.
- Where is CAIG headquartered?
- CAIG is headquartered in Chengdu, China.
- Who owns CAIG?
- CAIG is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.
- Where does CAIG operate robots?
- CAIG operates 1 verified deployment, including at Riyadh.
- Is CAIG a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, CAIG ranks in roughly the top 76% of companies tracked by the registry.
- Is CAIG safe?
- CAIG has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-09
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-09
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for CAIG.Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning CAIG from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/caig.md
- RSS feed: /companies/caig/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/b28aeda5-aba8-4579-810d-68636d07aead
- Revision history: /companies/caig/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
Reality vs attention
CAIG draws attention at the 7th percentile but verifies reality at the 22nd percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap -14.3, 42nd widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 23, 2026