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Wing Loong II at Riyadh

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 · 4 sources · not yet field-verified · Drones

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Royal Saudi Air Force Wing Loong II armed UAV operations. Chinese export drone used for ISR and counter-insurgency in Yemen and border regions.

Key facts

Fleet
Wing Loong II armed UAV
Operator
Royal Saudi Air Force
Use Case
ISR and counter-insurgency
Technology
Chinese export drone

Exposure

Customer segment
logistics
Scale tier
commercial 10 99

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Safety record

3 incidents on record (1 critical, 2 serious). Most recent: Jan 2020.

critical
1
serious
2
other
2
fatality
1

Most recent: Jan 2020

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Incidents on record (3)

Direct incidents recorded against this deployment. Retracted incidents are excluded here but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 4 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Wing Loong II
Company
CAIG
Location
Saudi Arabia/Riyadh
Operator
CAIG
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
11 to 100 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2024-06-01
ID
4d30a2cd-2b0a-4ab3-a0e7-b948f33a3686

Timeline

  1. Jun 2024
    First recorded
    Wing Loong II first documented operating at Riyadh.
  2. Jun 2026
    created
  3. 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 (4)

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAIG_Wing_Loong
  2. https://english.spacechina.com/
  3. https://defence-blog.com/saudi-arabia-orders-30-chinese-strike-capable-reconnaissance-unmanned-aerial-vehicles/
  4. https://english.iswnews.com/17922/delivery-of-chinese-drones-to-the-saudi-army/
Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (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

3
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
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Common questions

What is the Wing Loong II deployment at Riyadh?
Wing Loong II, built by CAIG, is recorded as a deployment at Riyadh on the DEPLOY registry. CAIG operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Wing Loong II at Riyadh?
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 Riyadh go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Wing Loong II deployment at Riyadh?
3 active incidents affecting this deployment are on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
Is Wing Loong II at Riyadh safe?
Wing Loong II at Riyadh has 3 active incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. 3 incidents on record (1 critical, 2 serious). Most recent: Jan 2020. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.

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