# Wing Loong UAV at China (northwestern and southwestern): deployment

Canonical ID: `ab603eb9-6587-43ff-9820-d98181a26d45`

Wing Loong II (GJ-2) officially entered PLAAF service November 2018. Counter-terrorism and surveillance missions in northwestern and southwestern China. Also deployed as Wing Loong 2H for emergency communications relay during 2021 Henan floods.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-12_

- **Slug:** wing-loong-china-plaaf
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Wing Loong UAV](/models/wing-loong.md) (id: `6300d456-a62b-4c16-9b92-10d1d88b438b`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [Aviation Industry Corporation of China](/companies/avic.md) (id: `e4982471-c8e9-456c-8318-2d0faa20a832`)
- **Location:** [China (northwestern and southwestern)](/locations/china-nw-sw.md) (id: `c59e6087-2d54-4e89-b247-f572e8f33901`)
- **First seen:** 2018-11-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAIG_Wing_Loong_II

## Common questions

### What is the Wing Loong UAV deployment at China (northwestern and southwestern)?

Wing Loong UAV, built by Aviation Industry Corporation of China, is recorded as a deployment at China (northwestern and southwestern) on the DEPLOY registry. Aviation Industry Corporation of China operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Wing Loong UAV at China (northwestern and southwestern)?

Aviation Industry Corporation of China, the manufacturer of Wing Loong UAV, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Wing Loong UAV deployment at China (northwestern and southwestern) 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 UAV deployment at China (northwestern and southwestern)?

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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