Chengdu Wing Loong-3

The Wing Loong-3 is a large Chinese uncrewed combat aircraft developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation unit that builds the Wing Loong drone family. It is a medium-altitude long-endurance design with a V-tail, closely related to the Wing Loong 2 but larger, and it is described as the biggest member of the family and the first with an air-to-air capability. Its prototype was shown to the public at Airshow China in Zhuhai in November 2022. The manufacturer quotes a maximum take-off weight of 6,200 kilograms, a maximum range of 10,000 kilometres and an endurance of 40 hours. The example on show carried a PL-10E infrared-guided air-to-air missile, a sonobuoy launcher and a small air-launched drone, which points to air-to-air, anti-submarine, strike, search and rescue and reconnaissance roles. The display aircraft may have been a mockup, and the pages read state no engine or production figures.