# Wing Loong UAV at Yemen (operated by UAE): deployment

Canonical ID: `c44af9a4-71dd-4ae4-af1f-dd9921c32b1f`

Wing Loong UCAVs operated by UAE in Yemen conflict. Used by Saudi-led coalition to kill senior Houthi leader Saleh Ali al-Sammad April 2018. Multiple Wing Loong drones shot down by Houthi forces 2016-2021. Exported to UAE, Nigeria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Pakistan.

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-12_

- **Slug:** wing-loong-uae-yemen
- **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:** [Yemen (operated by UAE)](/locations/yemen-operated-by-uae.md) (id: `c80b9141-48ef-448c-a026-4b2fb07b694e`)
- **First seen:** 2016-12-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

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

## Common questions

### What is the Wing Loong UAV deployment at Yemen (operated by UAE)?

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

### Who operates Wing Loong UAV at Yemen (operated by UAE)?

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 Yemen (operated by UAE) go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting December 26, 2016 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Wing Loong UAV deployment at Yemen (operated by UAE)?

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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