The Fuji TACOM, from the Japanese for multi-role small UAV, is an air-launched unmanned aerial vehicle developed by Fuji Heavy Industries. The Technical Research and Development Institute began the programme in 1995 to study an air-launched multirole UAV for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and Fuji built six UAVs, a ground control station and the kit for an F-4EJ to carry and command them between 1995 and 1998. Its first fully autonomous flight was on 7 May 1999, and the first programme ended in 2001 after 22 flights on the F-4EJ and five independent flights. A second programme from 2004 to 2011 enlarged the drone and made it compatible with the F-15J. It has a foldable delta wing, a single turbofan engine and a low-observable design.
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The Fuji TACOM (from Japanese tayouto cogata mujinki 'multi-role small UAV') is an air-launched unmanned aerial vehicle developed by Fuji Heavy Industries (now renamed as Subaru Corporation).
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In 1995, the TACOM UAV was conceived as a platform to test and evaluate the technologies needed for an air-launched UAV for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF).
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On May 7, 1999, the TACOM UAV carried out its first fully autonomous flight.
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The Fuji TACOM (from Japanese tayouto cogata mujinki 'multi-role small UAV') is an air-launched unmanned aerial vehicle developed by Fuji Heavy Industries (now renamed as Subaru Corporation).
Design
a single air intake above the fuselage, and a single turbofan engine.
Specification
Empty weight: 619 kg (1,365 lb) original
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In 1995, the TACOM UAV was conceived as a platform to test and evaluate the technologies needed for an air-launched UAV for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF).
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