Wing Loong-2
A Chinese large multirole drone platform appearing in the defence export portfolio, with civil derivatives used for communications support and meteorological observation.
- Country / region
- China
- Programme status
- Supplier account
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Multirole aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- AVIC
- Origin / production countries
- China
- Other names
- Wing Loong II; Yi Long II
- Variants / configurations
- Military export configurations; Civil communications and meteorological derivatives
- Operators / programme customers
- No complete operator list disclosed in the reviewed sources
Evidence & current status
Status and performance are attributed to the supplier. They do not establish an independently audited fleet size or effectiveness rate.
Role & capabilities
- Multi-sensor payloads
- Automatic flight functions
- Communications-support variants
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Fixed-wing multirole aircraft
Broad aircraft class established in the linked programme account; detailed performance remains undisclosed here.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
Source ↗ - Mass
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
Source ↗ - Range
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
Source ↗ - Speed
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
Source ↗ - Payload
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
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