Drones
China to Saudi Arabia: Wing Loong II, 2017
Saudi Arabia bought Chinese Wing Loong armed drones after US export rules limited Reaper sales.
The record
- Weapon systemWing Loong II
- CategoryDrones
- SupplierChina (Beijing)
- RecipientSaudi Arabia (Riyadh)
- Units recordednot stated
- Valuenot stated
- Year2017
- StatusDelivered
- Documentation confidence78/100
- Distance between capitals6,601 km
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