Feilong (loitering munition)

The Feilong (FL; Chinese: 飞龙; lit. 'flying dragon'), also known as the Cruise Dragon or Loitering Dragon, is a series of loitering munition developed by the China North Industries Group Corporation (Norinco).[1] The missile features various variants with different sizes, endurance, and launch methods.

The Feilong-5A is a small loitering munition in a quadcopter configuration. The Feilong-10A (Loitering Dragon 10A) is launched from a mortar-like launcher. The Feilong-30 can be launched from trucks, armored vehicles, and naval ships. The Feilong-60A (Loitering Dragon 60A) and the Feilong-60B (Loitering Dragon 60B) are launched from the SR-5 multiple rocket launch system;[2][3] The Feilong-60A resembles a cruise missile in profile, featuring a rocket motor for propulsion, a rectangular missile body, a pair of panel wings, and four cruciform trailing edges.[4][5] The Feilong-60B resembles the more common Loitering munition design, with an electro-optical seeker head for reconnaissance, four folding wings, and propellers for propulsion. The Feilong-300A is designed as an anti-radiation loitering munition targeting a range of 300 km (190 mi).[6][7][8]

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References

  1. ^ "智能弹药". Norinco.
  2. ^ Chen, Chuanren (14 March 2025). "China Completes Development Of Rocket-Launched Loitering Munition". Aviation Week.
  3. ^ "珠海航展，无人装备无处不在！". State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. 10 November 2022.
  4. ^ Chen, Chuanren (14 March 2025). "China Wraps Up Feilong-60A Loitering Munition Development". Aviation Week.
  5. ^ Zhai, Charriot; Wang, Qiang (8 September 2025). "China Parade: New Weapons More Efficient Than Nuclear Bombs". China Academy.
  6. ^ "China showcases full spectrum of drone technology in 'border control' exercise". South China Morning Post. 22 July 2025.
  7. ^ "珠海航展蜂群巡飞弹白菜化，各种载具都能打，各厂商开启疯狂内卷". Tencent News. 11 November 2022.
  8. ^ Felstead, Peter (8 January 2023). "What are loitering aerial munitions?". Key Aero. China now produces a wide variety of LMs, a number of which – such as the Rainbow CH-901/FH-901, Norinco Cruise Dragon/Loitering Dragon 10A, and BG-201 – are launched from a mortar-like launcher and are roughly analogous to the US Switchblade. The 7kg RF70, 10kg RF90 and 20kg RF200 are similar but can also be air-launched. The Norinco Loitering Dragon 5A is a small quadcopter LM, while the 7kg S570 is similar to smaller LMs in the Hero family and is said to be able to penetrate 60mm of armour. The turbojet-powered, 100-150kg series of CM-501 LMs developed by CASIC offer a variety of payloads and ranges out to 70km, while the Cruise Dragon/Loitering Dragon 60A and WS-43 are larger LMs deployed from a multiple rocket launcher.
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