WZ-10 Technical Data
| Status: | Active |
| Chinese Nickname: | Yilong-10 or Wing Loong-10 (翼龙-10) - Winged Dragon-10 |
| Type: | High-altitude, long-endurance UAV |
| Contractors: | Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group |
| IOC: | Early 2020s |
| Operator: | PLAAF |
| Active Variants: | Wind Shadow, Cloud Shadow, Wing Loong-10, Wing Loong-10A, Wing Loong-10B |
| Length: | 29.5 ft. |
| Wingspan: | 65.6 ft. |
| Height: | 12.0 ft. |
| Empty Weight: | 5,071 lbs. |
| Max Takeoff Weight: | 7,055 lbs. |
| Power Plant: | 1x WP-11C or ZF850 |
| Cruise Speed: | 335 kts. |
| Ceiling: | 49,213 ft. |
| Endurance: | 20 hours |
| Missile Systems: | Blue arrow air-to-surface missiles, light cruise missiles |
| Bomb Systems: | CS/BBM3 (YL-12) GPS guided bomb, GB-4 precision-guided bomb |
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