“Wing Long 1D” armed reconnaissance drone of the Egyptian Air Force
The Wing Loong 1D armed reconnaissance drone was designed and produced by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China AVIC.
This drone is the improved and enhanced version of the Wing Loong-1 UAV operating in the Egyptian Air Force with the UAV Brigade, and the middle version between it and the more expensive Wing Loong-2 version (one of the most important reasons for Egypt contracting the plane is its average price and better capabilities than Wing) Loong-1) and similar to Wing Loong-2.
The “Aviation Industry Corporation of China AVIC” developed and upgraded the aircraft to meet the requirements of the Egyptian Air Force, especially with regard to the number of flying hours and armament load.
The UAV is now able to fly with a payload of 400 kg of missiles, ammunition and monitoring and reconnaissance equipment, instead of 200 kg, with 4 suspension points under the wings instead of 2, to enable it to carry up to 8 missiles / bombs instead of 4, and it can carry a reconnaissance pod containing electro-optical sensors/ Thermal.
The aircraft is equipped with China's first developed artificial focus radar, which specializes in microwave imaging, which allows for a large-scale survey of the terrain in all its details and high-resolution electronic mapping to detect various ground targets, and to detect explosive devices and mines.
The new version “Wing Long 1D” is characterized by being completely designed from composite materials, a wingspan of 17.6 meters instead of 14 meters, a height of 3.2 meters instead of 2.7 meters for the previous version, and its ability to fly at a height of up to 7500 meters instead of 6000 meters, while its flight in the air was improved by an increase of 75% to 35 hours instead of 20 hours, also its speed reached 280 km / h.
Egypt contracted with 32 aircraft..
(Egyptian Defense Gateway)