{
  "id": "w5000",
  "name": "W5000",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Unmanned aerial vehicle",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2024,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The W5000 Chinese Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is a fixed-wing medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) cargo unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed and manufactured by Air White Whale in China. The W5000 has been designed for the domestic and international air cargo market with the ability to transport a payload of up to 5,000 kg.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Air White Whale",
      "src": [
        "weg-w5000"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Guidance",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "The W5000 can use autonomous flying and ground monitoring. A single flight crew can monitor six to seven aircraft at a time.",
      "src": [
        "weg-w5000"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 22.9,
      "src": [
        "weg-w5000"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 7.52,
      "src": [
        "weg-w5000"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 22.71,
      "src": [
        "weg-w5000"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 10800,
      "src": [
        "weg-w5000"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Max takeoff weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kt",
      "v": 284,
      "src": [
        "weg-w5000"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 2600,
      "src": [
        "weg-w5000"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "1,404 n miles (2,600 km; 1,616 miles)"
    },
    {
      "k": "ceiling_m",
      "v": 7620,
      "src": [
        "weg-w5000"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "uav",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/w5000.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-w5000": {
      "title": "W5000 Chinese Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/W5000_Chinese_Unmanned_Aerial_Vehicle",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}