As of 2017[update], it is being developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group for reconnaissance and precision strike missions.

In 2007, Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group showcased Sky Wing III (Chinese: 天翼III; pinyin: Tiānyì-3) high-speed, high-altitude, tactical unmanned aerial vehicle at the 47th Paris International Aerospace Exhibition.

[4] In 2014, the Sky Wing III was renamed to Wind Shadow with a twin-engine, longer endurance design featuring stealth characteristics.

An export-orientated version called Cloud Shadow[2] was unveiled at the Zhuhai Air Show in 2016.

However, Cloud Shadow features a single turbojet engine without any stealth concealment for the nozzle.

Military observers noted that Wind Shadow is also called Wing Loong-10, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) product line manufactured by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, though Wing Loong series previously only had turboprop UAVs.

The ISR variant is provided with payloads to assist armed forces in missions such as reconnaissance, battlefield assessment, observation, and monitoring.