Wing Loong II completes maiden flight

China has successfully completed maiden flight of its unmanned Wing Loong II combat drone equivalent to the U.S. MQ-9 Reaper. An upgraded version of the Wing Loong I, the Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) performed its maiden 31 minute long flight from a airfield in Western part of China on last Monday. The indigenous drone designed by Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute, part of