Robot model
Wing Loong II
Chinese medium-altitude long-endurance armed UAV.
The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Wing Loong II, a aerial by CAIG (commercial): 5 verified deployments on record. 2 sources back the record.
Appears inMilitary & defense drones
Overview
Chinese medium-altitude long-endurance armed UAV. 32-hour endurance, precision strike capability. Export to Middle East, Africa, and Asia. CASC/CAIG production.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Type
Product
Operator
Category
Specs
Flight time min
Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Wing Loong II. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (5)
- Wing Loong II at Pakistanoperational
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and Chengdu Aircraft Corporation jointly produce 48 Wing Loong II UAVs for the Pakistan Air Force.
- Wing Loong II at Saudi Arabiaoperational
In service with the Royal Saudi Air Force.
- Wing Loong II at United Arab Emiratesoperational
UAE was the launch customer for the Wing Loong II in 2017.
- Wing Loong II at Chinaoperational
In service with the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) since November 2018 as the GJ-2.
- Wing Loong II at Riyadhoperational
Royal Saudi Air Force Wing Loong II armed UAV operations.
Wing Loong II on the deployment map
View the global mapWhere Wing Loong II is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
at Riyadh
- Incident recordedJan 4, 2020
UAE-operated Wing Loong II drone strike on Tripoli military academy kills 26 cadets
- Incident recordedAug 3, 2019
Multiple Wing Loong II drones shot down in Libya during civil war (2019-2021)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedNov 1, 2018
at China
Safety record
3 incidents on record (1 critical, 2 serious). Most recent: Jan 2020.
Most recent: Jan 2020
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Incidents affecting Wing Loong II (3)
- UAE-operated Wing Loong II drone strike on Tripoli military academy kills 26 cadets2020-01-04 · Fatality
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Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-12
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: aerial
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Wing Loong II.Recent coverage
Wing Loong II in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Wing Loong II from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/wing-loong-2.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/b74ae9ef-b134-470f-92b6-38a436536d9d
- Revision history: /models/wing-loong-2/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Wing Loong II draws attention at the 3rd percentile but verifies reality at the 89th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap -85.9, 125th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited independent press and video coverage to date.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 6, 2026