Wing Loong-1 / 1D / 1E
Early Wing Loong export family, with separately documented original, composite 1D and later 1E configurations.
- Country / region
- China
- Programme status
- In service / use documented
- Sources reviewed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Multirole aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- AVIC (Chengdu) UAS
- Origin / production countries
- China
- Other names
- Wing Loong I; 翼龙-1
- Variants / configurations
- Wing Loong-1; Wing Loong-1D; Wing Loong-1E
- Operators / programme customers
- Not identified in reviewed sources
Evidence & current status
Original family export sales are documented by its issuer filing. 1E flight and civil demonstration do not establish military acceptance. Numeric values apply only to explicitly named variants.
Role & capabilities
- Aerial surveillance
- Modular reconnaissance/strike payloads
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Launch / recovery
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Propulsion
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Dimensions
- Wing Loong-1 wingspan 14 m; 1D 17.6 m
Separate manufacturer configurations in 2022 prospectus; not 1E.
Source - Mass
- Maximum take-off: Wing Loong-1 1,200 kg; 1D 1,600 kg
Separate 2022 supplier figures.
Source - Endurance
- Maximum: Wing Loong-1 24 hours; 1D 35 hours
Separate 2022 supplier figures; payload conditions unspecified.
Source - Range
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Speed
- Maximum 280 km/h for both original and 1D tables
Not established for 1E.
Source - Altitude
- Maximum: Wing Loong-1 7,000 m; 1D 8,500 m
Separate 2022 supplier figures.
Source - Payload
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Sensors
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Communications / navigation
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source