# Wing Loong II at United Arab Emirates: deployment

Canonical ID: `4463256d-9123-4718-829c-34b9413ad4e0`

UAE was the launch customer for the [Wing Loong II](/models/wing-loong-2.md) in 2017. Used Wing Loong II drones for airstrikes in Libya's civil war and for intelligence support in Sudan's civil war.

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-07-28_

- **Slug:** wing-loong-2-united-arab-emirates
- **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:** [United Arab Emirates](/locations/united-arab-emirates.md) (id: `bd512f92-ffd9-49d9-af64-17081b2f9d8a`)
- **First seen:** 2017-01-26T00:00:00.000Z

## 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 · 2017-01-26

## Common questions

### What is the Wing Loong II deployment at United Arab Emirates?

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

### Who operates Wing Loong II at United Arab Emirates?

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 United Arab Emirates go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 26, 2017 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Wing Loong II deployment at United Arab Emirates?

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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