# Wing Loong II at China: deployment

Canonical ID: `401f933b-71a4-41e8-abc4-4559b229837b`

In service with the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) since November 2018 as the GJ-2. At least 60 units in service.

## Key facts

- **Fleet size:** ~60 units

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-07-28_

- **Slug:** wing-loong-2-china
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Wing Loong II](/models/wing-loong-2.md) (id: `b74ae9ef-b134-470f-92b6-38a436536d9d`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [CAIG](/companies/caig.md) (id: `b28aeda5-aba8-4579-810d-68636d07aead`)
- **Location:** [China](/locations/china.md) (id: `e2b73719-93ef-4348-b643-17acd093d571`)
- **First seen:** 2018-11-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **CAIG Wing Loong II - Wikipedia** · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAIG_Wing_Loong_II · 2018-11-01

## Common questions

### What is the Wing Loong II deployment at China?

Wing Loong II, built by CAIG, is recorded as a deployment at China on the DEPLOY registry. CAIG operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Wing Loong II at China?

CAIG, the manufacturer of Wing Loong II, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Wing Loong II deployment at China go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting November 1, 2018 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Wing Loong II deployment at China?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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