CAIG Wing Loong

The Chengdu GJ-1, better known as Wing Loong I or Pterodactyl I, is a medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group in China and designed by the Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute, a division of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China. It was built for surveillance and reconnaissance and can carry air-to-surface weapons in a combat role, with a total sensor and weapons payload of 200 kilograms. A model was shown at the 2010 Zhuhai air show, although AVIC claimed the aircraft had been displayed in 2008. Since 2011 China has sold the Wing Loong to buyers in Africa and the Middle East, including Nigeria, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, and Egyptian and Libyan forces have used Wing Loong drones in strikes. Its appearance closely resembles the American Predator and Reaper family.