Newest combat drone makes maiden flight

Designer: Wing Loong II is world's best along with US' MQ-9 Reaper

China's latest combat drone made its maiden flight on Monday and is set to be "the biggest export deal" of any Chinese-made unmanned aircraft, according to the drone's designer.

A yellow prototype of the Wing Loong II conducted a 31-minute test flight from an unidentified airport in northwestern China on Monday morning, according to a news release by the State-owned Aviation Industry Corp of China on Tuesday.