# Wing Loong II at Saudi Arabia: deployment

Canonical ID: `1051bd08-2d8a-489e-a803-067bd7d68626`

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+

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-07-28_

- **Slug:** wing-loong-2-saudi-arabia
- **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:** [Saudi Arabia](/locations/saudi-arabia.md) (id: `6db9d267-b288-452b-996e-616de9810eba`)
- **First seen:** 2014-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## 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

## 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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