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Wing Loong II at Saudi Arabia

Chinese medium-altitude long-endurance armed UAV. 32-hour endurance, precision strike capability. Export to Middle East, Africa, and Asia. CASC/CAIG production.

Wing Loong II by CAIG · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Drones

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In service with the Royal Saudi Air Force. Used during the Yemeni Civil War against Houthi militias. Drones logged over 5,000 flight hours in Saudi operations.

Key facts

Flight hours
5000+

Exposure

Customer segment
logistics
Scale tier
commercial 10 99

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Wing Loong II at Saudi Arabia.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Wing Loong II
Company
CAIG
Location
Saudi Arabia
Operator
CAIG
Status
operational
Scale at site
11 to 100 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2014-01-01
ID
1051bd08-2d8a-489e-a803-067bd7d68626

Timeline

  1. Jan 2014
    First recorded
    Wing Loong II first documented operating at Saudi Arabia.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. Chinese combat drones log over 5000 flight hours in Saudi Arabia · https://defence-blog.com/chinese-combat-drones-log-over-5000-flight-hours-in-saudi-arabia/ · 2014-01-01
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

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unclassified
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Common questions

What is the Wing Loong II deployment at Saudi Arabia?
Wing Loong II, built by CAIG, is recorded as a deployment at Saudi Arabia on the DEPLOY registry. CAIG operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Wing Loong II at Saudi Arabia?
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 Saudi Arabia go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2014 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Wing Loong II deployment at Saudi Arabia?
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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