Chengdu WZ-10

The Wing Loong-10 (Chinese: 翼龙-10; pinyin: Yìlóng-10, Literal meaning: Winged Dragon, military designation WZ-10) is a series of unmanned aerial vehicles of the High-Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) type, featuring some stealth characteristics. As of 2017, it is being developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group for reconnaissance and precision strike missions.

Previously known as the Wind Shadow (Chinese: 风影; pinyin: Fēng yǐng) and Cloud Shadow (Chinese: 云影; pinyin: Yún yǐng) prototypes, the drone platform features various configurations and is designed for both the Chinese military and export customers.

Variants

 * Sky Wing III: An early prototype of Wing Loong-10. High-speed, high-altitude, tactical unmanned aerial vehicle. Unveiled at the 47th Paris International Aerospace Exhibition in 2007.
 * Wind Shadow: A Chinese domestic military version prototype designation for Wing Loong-10. Featured stealth design, twin-engine, turbofan-powered, high-speed, high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle. Unveiled in 2014.
 * Cloud Shadow: An export version prototype designation for Wing Loong-10. Stealth features, single-engine (optional twin-engine), turbojet powered, high-speed, high-altitude, medium endurance unmanned aerial vehicle. Unveiled in 2016.
 * Wing Loong-10: Mass-produced variant for export, first debuted on August 2, 2020, for a typhoon detection test flight.
 * Wing Loong-10A: Export variant unveiled at Zhuhai Airshow 2022.
 * Wing Loong-10B: Export variant unveiled at Zhuhai Airshow 2022.
 * WZ-10: Chinese military designation. Reconnaissance electronic warfare platform. Unveiled at Zhuhai Airshow 2022.

Users

 * People's Republic of China
 * People's Liberation Army Air Force x 12+
 * Chinese Meteorological Administration

Related Development

 * Chengdu Wing Loong-1
 * Chengdu Wing Loong-2
 * Chengdu Wing Loong-3

Comparable Aircraft

 * BAe Systems Mantis
 * General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger
 * Guizhou WZ-7 Soaring Dragon