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News Source Record

# News Source Record

**L-Ne / Open-source news extract** — Original media coverage of unmanned aerial systems.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Collection date | 11 November 2012 |
| Platform | Quiet Systems |
| Data label | Open-source news record // LRRK collection product |
| Handling | Public-source material. Image rights require separate verification before publication. |
| Scale | National |
| Language | English |
| Terms matched | drone; unmanned aircraft; unmanned aerial vehicle; UAV; Reaper; Predator |

## Bibliographic

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Outlet | South China Morning Post |
| Title | Low-cost Chinese drone to be unveiled at Zhuhai show |
| Dateline | — |
| First publisher | yes |
| Original URL | https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1079637/low-cost-chinese-drone-be-unveiled-zhuhai-show |
| Archive URL | — |
| Dedup key | 2012-11-11|scmp|wing-loong-zhuhai-debut |
| Source grade | B1 |

## Record

**Verified extract — [Fact — B1]** SCMP reported China’s latest domestically produced unmanned aircraft would make its public debut at the biennial Zhuhai air show that week. The Wing Loong UAV, made by the China Aviation Industry Corporation, “bears a striking resemblance” to the larger U.S. MQ-9 Reaper but is similar in size to the MQ-1 Predator. Citing Guangzhou’s Southern Metropolis Daily: 1.1 tonnes, 9 m long, 14 m wingspan, max altitude 5,300 m, range 4,000 km, military and non-military use. Macau commentator Antony Wong Dong said a price under US$1 million each and two air-to-surface missiles would interest “dozens of countries, especially those in the third world.”

**Kinematic object.** AVIC Wing Loong (Yilong) MALE UAV, armed with two air-to-surface missiles

**Coverage frame.** industry / military

## Source integrity

- Why this is treated as an original
- Wire reprint status: SCMP original English-language report; specs attributed to Southern Metropolis Daily, commentary original to SCMP.
- What was excluded

- “Published: 12:00am, 11 Nov 2012” is on the fetched page.
- Specs are attributed, not invented.

## LRRK relevance

Lab / Campaign. Chinese export MALE at a fraction of U.S./Israeli price.

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