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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

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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.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 4 sources · not yet field-verified
Last updated
2026-06-07
Model
Wing Loong II
Company
CAIG
Location
Riyadh
Status
active
ID
4d30a2cd-2b0a-4ab3-a0e7-b948f33a3686

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 2026-06-07

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-07

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

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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.
Is the Wing Loong II deployment at Riyadh still active?
As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is currently operating.
Have there been incidents at the Wing Loong II deployment at Riyadh?
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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