Hendrik_2000
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Here is the video of new Wingloong I D
Chinese UAV/UCAV development
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Hendrik_2000
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According to Dafengcao here is the Wingloong I D improvement which will improve it considerably over older model
Wing Loong Ⅰ-D UAV is developed based on the customer's demand, by optimizing the aerodynamic layout & refitting a higher power engine, which will greatly enhance its performance in MTOW, endurance, communication, payload weight.
Wing Loong Ⅰ-D UAV is developed based on the customer's demand, by optimizing the aerodynamic layout & refitting a higher power engine, which will greatly enhance its performance in MTOW, endurance, communication, payload weight.
asif iqbal
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Ok we have WL-1, WL-2 and soon WL-3
Plus also WL-1D
The ones Saudi Arabia bought are WL-2?
Plus also WL-1D
The ones Saudi Arabia bought are WL-2?
Hendrik_2000
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Saudi bought WL1&2
The most exciting part is they promise a bigger engine and A1 according to Henri K
China to fly new member of Wing Loong UAS family in 2018
2018-01-25 14:07 Xinhua Editor: Gu Liping
China will launch the Wing Loong ID in 2018, the latest model of the domestically-developed Wing Loong UAS family, with a series for a new model also underway, its developer AVIC has announced.
The Wing Loong ID is developed by Chengdu Aircraft Design & Research Institute (CADI), a subsidiary of the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) in southwest China's Sichuan Province. It will conduct it maiden flight and enter the market in 2018, said AVIC at the Wing Loong UAS Development Conference.
"The Wing Loong ID is the first generation of improved reconnaissance-strike UAS in China. With other members of the family, it will help enhance the influence of Wing Loong brand in the global military trade market," said Li Yidong, chief designer of the Wing Loong series and vice chief designer of CADI.
The Wing Loong ID is the improved model of the Wing Loong I UAS.
It is a high-performance, medium-altitude and long-endurance reconnaissance-strike UAS, completely made of composites and newly designed to meet the requirements of market.
"The Wing Loong ID is more affordable in price and more competent in capability than Wing Loong I. It can satisfy various operating requirements of more foreign military sales customers," Li said.
It has the optimization of aerodynamic layout and installation of high-power engine. It is enhanced in takeoff weight, ceiling, endurance, communication, internal carriage and external stores, according to Li.
The Wing Loong ID can play an important role in security, such as intelligence acquisition, surveillance, reconnaissance, counter-terrorism, border patrol, the fight against drug trafficking, and smuggling.
Moreover, it is capable in the civilian domain, such as territorial resources surveys, pipeline inspections, as well as disaster monitoring and evaluation.
The Wing Loong family is a high-end reconnaissance-strike drone series independently developed by China, and its serial development is gaining momentum.
"China started the Wing Long UAS development in 2005. To date, it already has two generations, the Wing Long I and Wing Long II series, respectively," said Ji Xiaoguang, CADI president.
The Wing Long I conducted its maiden flight in 2007. And Wing Loong II successfully completed its maiden flight on Feb. 27 last year, showing that China was capable of developing large-scale reconnaissance-strike UAS to international standards.
"The Wing Loong II has earned the largest order for Chinese UAV in the global foreign military trade. In the future, more series and members of the Wing Loong family are under plan," Ji said.
The most exciting part is they promise a bigger engine and A1 according to Henri K
China to fly new member of Wing Loong UAS family in 2018
2018-01-25 14:07 Xinhua Editor: Gu Liping
China will launch the Wing Loong ID in 2018, the latest model of the domestically-developed Wing Loong UAS family, with a series for a new model also underway, its developer AVIC has announced.
The Wing Loong ID is developed by Chengdu Aircraft Design & Research Institute (CADI), a subsidiary of the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) in southwest China's Sichuan Province. It will conduct it maiden flight and enter the market in 2018, said AVIC at the Wing Loong UAS Development Conference.
"The Wing Loong ID is the first generation of improved reconnaissance-strike UAS in China. With other members of the family, it will help enhance the influence of Wing Loong brand in the global military trade market," said Li Yidong, chief designer of the Wing Loong series and vice chief designer of CADI.
The Wing Loong ID is the improved model of the Wing Loong I UAS.
It is a high-performance, medium-altitude and long-endurance reconnaissance-strike UAS, completely made of composites and newly designed to meet the requirements of market.
"The Wing Loong ID is more affordable in price and more competent in capability than Wing Loong I. It can satisfy various operating requirements of more foreign military sales customers," Li said.
It has the optimization of aerodynamic layout and installation of high-power engine. It is enhanced in takeoff weight, ceiling, endurance, communication, internal carriage and external stores, according to Li.
The Wing Loong ID can play an important role in security, such as intelligence acquisition, surveillance, reconnaissance, counter-terrorism, border patrol, the fight against drug trafficking, and smuggling.
Moreover, it is capable in the civilian domain, such as territorial resources surveys, pipeline inspections, as well as disaster monitoring and evaluation.
The Wing Loong family is a high-end reconnaissance-strike drone series independently developed by China, and its serial development is gaining momentum.
"China started the Wing Long UAS development in 2005. To date, it already has two generations, the Wing Long I and Wing Long II series, respectively," said Ji Xiaoguang, CADI president.
The Wing Long I conducted its maiden flight in 2007. And Wing Loong II successfully completed its maiden flight on Feb. 27 last year, showing that China was capable of developing large-scale reconnaissance-strike UAS to international standards.
"The Wing Loong II has earned the largest order for Chinese UAV in the global foreign military trade. In the future, more series and members of the Wing Loong family are under plan," Ji said.
Hendrik_2000
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This UAV development is another example of deepening military civilian integration
It will become the golden goose that lay golden egg. Amazing considering it humble beginning of old glider and scooter engine in abandoned shack. They saw and an opening and go thru it never to look back
Wing Loong drones could generate $ 15 billion in 5 years
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Wing Loong, the 12-year-old military drone program launched by the 611 Chengdu Institute, will likely become the next golden egg hen for China's military aviation industry.
According to figures released by JI Xiao Guang (季 晓光), director of the Chinese design office, which deals among other things with the design of the J-10 and J-20 fighter aircraft, the Wing Loong I, II, ID and III drones could generate up to 15 billion yuan of income, or about 1.9 billion euros at today's exchange rate over the next five years.
With its export success in Central Asia and the Middle East, especially with good buyers such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, without forgetting of course the domestic market with the orders of the army of the Chinese air, this program of military drones, starting from nothing with a glider wing abandoned in a shed and an old motor scooter, has already allowed the Chinese aircraft manufacturer AVIC, the parent company of the Institute 611 Chengdu, to position and then break into a growing market segment that few credible players still have today.
At the Wing Loong drones development conference held on Wednesday, January 24 in Chengdu, JI Xiao Guang announced a vast investment plan of one billion yuan (~ € 127 million) over 3 years for create a drone development platform, which aims to enable local private companies to participate in the research and development of military and civilian drones.
This new civil-military alliance will focus essentially on two so-called "transformation" axes, namely digitization and artificial intelligence. The platform should allow state defense companies to benefit from the expertise and experience of private actors in certain areas, such as rapid decision-making on "viable" technologies, the transformation of technologies into marketable products, and that the sense of the market and customers.
On the other hand, state-of-the-art technologies kept secret until then could also allow private manufacturers to move upmarket and exploit them for other civilian-oriented products, in order to enrich the offers and generate additional income for the entire associated industrial chain.
For example, the managing director of Hanke Data, a Chinese IT services company founded in 2005 in Chengdu and a member of the new alliance, says its specialized teams have reduced the time for Wing Loong embedded systems testing. at only 3 months, whereas it would have taken more than a year if these same tests are to be carried out by the 611 Institute itself.
We also learned that the first contract for the export of Wing Loong I drones was signed in 2009, four years after the launch of the program, ie much earlier than we thought (2012). ) until now.
The model of the all-composite version of Wing Loong I
To meet growing demands on its new Wing Loong II, which has already accumulated more than 100 aircraft in the order book, the Chinese aeronautic designer plans to increase production at 30% within 5 years. .
Its director JI also reveals that the Wing Loong ID drone, the 100% composite version of Wing Loong I that was already presented for the first time at the Zhuhai show in November 2016 as a model, will make its first flight this year.
Another version named Wing Loong III will also be marketed within 3 years, but no detail has yet been unveiled.
To be continued.
Henri K.
It will become the golden goose that lay golden egg. Amazing considering it humble beginning of old glider and scooter engine in abandoned shack. They saw and an opening and go thru it never to look back
Wing Loong drones could generate $ 15 billion in 5 years
BY
Wing Loong, the 12-year-old military drone program launched by the 611 Chengdu Institute, will likely become the next golden egg hen for China's military aviation industry.
According to figures released by JI Xiao Guang (季 晓光), director of the Chinese design office, which deals among other things with the design of the J-10 and J-20 fighter aircraft, the Wing Loong I, II, ID and III drones could generate up to 15 billion yuan of income, or about 1.9 billion euros at today's exchange rate over the next five years.
With its export success in Central Asia and the Middle East, especially with good buyers such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, without forgetting of course the domestic market with the orders of the army of the Chinese air, this program of military drones, starting from nothing with a glider wing abandoned in a shed and an old motor scooter, has already allowed the Chinese aircraft manufacturer AVIC, the parent company of the Institute 611 Chengdu, to position and then break into a growing market segment that few credible players still have today.
This new civil-military alliance will focus essentially on two so-called "transformation" axes, namely digitization and artificial intelligence. The platform should allow state defense companies to benefit from the expertise and experience of private actors in certain areas, such as rapid decision-making on "viable" technologies, the transformation of technologies into marketable products, and that the sense of the market and customers.
On the other hand, state-of-the-art technologies kept secret until then could also allow private manufacturers to move upmarket and exploit them for other civilian-oriented products, in order to enrich the offers and generate additional income for the entire associated industrial chain.
For example, the managing director of Hanke Data, a Chinese IT services company founded in 2005 in Chengdu and a member of the new alliance, says its specialized teams have reduced the time for Wing Loong embedded systems testing. at only 3 months, whereas it would have taken more than a year if these same tests are to be carried out by the 611 Institute itself.
We also learned that the first contract for the export of Wing Loong I drones was signed in 2009, four years after the launch of the program, ie much earlier than we thought (2012). ) until now.
The model of the all-composite version of Wing Loong I
To meet growing demands on its new Wing Loong II, which has already accumulated more than 100 aircraft in the order book, the Chinese aeronautic designer plans to increase production at 30% within 5 years. .
Its director JI also reveals that the Wing Loong ID drone, the 100% composite version of Wing Loong I that was already presented for the first time at the Zhuhai show in November 2016 as a model, will make its first flight this year.
Another version named Wing Loong III will also be marketed within 3 years, but no detail has yet been unveiled.
To be continued.
Henri K.
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Indeed ... ! Any more info?
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