WZ-10 / Wing Loong-10 family
A Chinese high-altitude reconnaissance UAV family with both official public display and flight activity documented by Japan's defence ministry.
- Country / region
- China
- Programme status
- In service / use documented
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- AVIC / Chengdu aircraft industry
- Origin / production countries
- China
- Other names
- Wing Loong-10; WL-10; Wuzhen-10; Cloud Shadow lineage
- Variants / configurations
- WZ-10 military configuration; Wing Loong-10 / Cloud Shadow lineage; specifications may differ
- Operators / programme customers
- China — military flight activity documented
Evidence & current status
Public flight activity is documented by Japan. Published performance figures are attributed research data; individual variants and configurations are not assumed identical.
Role & capabilities
- Reconnaissance aircraft
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- High-altitude fixed-wing reconnaissance aircraft
US government industrial study.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Mass
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- 20 hours
Figure quoted in a 2025 government research assessment; not independently measured or universal across variants.
Source ↗ - Range
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Speed
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- 15,000 m
Figure quoted in a 2025 government research assessment.
Source ↗ - Payload
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Electronic reconnaissance described publicly
Official role description; no detailed sensor-performance claim.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
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