The Chengdu GJ-2, known internationally as Wing Loong II, is an unmanned aerial vehicle for remotely controlled or autonomous flight, developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group as a larger successor to the Wing Loong I. It has a longer body, a V-tail and wider wings with six hardpoints, and it can carry bombs, rockets or air-to-surface missiles for reconnaissance and precision strike, with a satellite link for long-range control. The concept was unveiled in September 2015, the first flight took place on 27 February 2017, and the Chinese military version, the GJ-2, entered service with the PLAAF in November 2018. The United Arab Emirates was the launch customer, the type has been used in the Libyan civil war, and the Wing Loong 2H variant relayed communications during the 2021 Henan floods.
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is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group in the People's Republic of China
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is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group in the People's Republic of China
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successfully completed its maiden flight 27 February 2017
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the new reconnaissance and strike multi-role endurance Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)
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has a maximum speed of 370 km per hour
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is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group in the People's Republic of China
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is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group in the People's Republic of China
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Officially entered service with the PLAAF in November 2018.
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is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group in the People's Republic of China
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Intended for use as a surveillance and aerial reconnaissance and precision strike platform
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