# Wing Loong UAV at Nigeria: deployment

Canonical ID: `0a197cc3-06b2-454d-a844-1cbcb19cc7d1`

Nigerian Air Force acquired Wing Loong II drones for counter-insurgency against Boko Haram. 2023 strikes with video evidence. Drones capable of 26-hour continuous operations.

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-12_

- **Slug:** wing-loong-nigeria-naf
- **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:** [Nigeria](/locations/nigeria.md) (id: `92f104c4-752e-4834-86bf-e9f2c939f9ec`)
- **First seen:** 2020-11-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://dailynigerian.com/nigeria-acquires-sophisticated-drones-capable-of-fighting-boko-haram-bandits-for-26-hours-nonstop/

## Common questions

### What is the Wing Loong UAV deployment at Nigeria?

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

### Who operates Wing Loong UAV at Nigeria?

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 Nigeria go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting November 10, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Wing Loong UAV deployment at Nigeria?

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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