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I am just trying to compile all domestic Japanese UAV programs in one place. Maybe I will add a bit more info on each as time goes on. I know for a fact I'm missing a lot of the early cold war programs, so any help there would be appreciated.
FUJI/SUBARU
Fuji-Vigilant 5000
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TACOM
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FFOS/FFRS
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MITSUBISHI
Unnamed VTOL Drone
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CoasTitan
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Unnamed Transport Drone
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Target observation drone based on the Type 12 capabilities enhancement upgrade
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KAWASAKI
K-Racer X1
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K-Racer X2
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IHI
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SHIN-MAYWA


XU-S
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XU-M
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YAMAHA
Fazer R
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RMAX
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SPACE ENTERTAINMENT LAB

Multipurpose flying boat
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HITACHI
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It is an observation system that uses an unmanned helicopter equipped with a composite optical surveillance device, which is equipped by the observation squadron of the Special Unit, etc., and consists of an unmanned aerial vehicle and ground equipment. Joint development between the Technical Research Division and Fuji Heavy Industries began in 1988, and procurement began in 2001. The abbreviation is FFOS (Flying-Forward-Observertion-System).
The drone is a radio-controlled helicopter with a total length of 3.8 m, a total width of 1.2 m, and a total weight of 275 kg, which can be flown independently by program control, has a radius of action of more than 50 km, and a cruising time of more than 3 hours. By advancing to dangerous areas where OH-1 and OH-6 cannot fly, or near enemy territory that is the target, and transmitting information in real time, it is possible to provide more accurate fire guidance for special artillery. Most of the ground equipment supporting the drone is vehicle-mounted.
 

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The Fuji Heavy Industries Aerospace Company (Ministry of Defense) has been working on the development of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Research System (TACOM) since 1995 in collaboration with the Defense Technology Research Institute (now the Defense Logistics Agency). It is attached under the wing of an F-15 fighter jet, takes off, takes off in the air, performs a reconnaissance mission while flying autonomously, and returns to the base after the mission is completed and lands. It is now called the "New Unmanned Reconnaissance System (FFRS)" and is being developed for practical use. It has a length of 5.2 m, a wingspan of 2.5 m, a height of 1.6 m, a weight of 700 kg, a range of several hundred kilometers, and a ceiling of 12,000 m. For details, please refer to TokyoExpress 2016-10-11 "JASDF to realize a mixed force of manned fighter jets and unmanned aerial vehicles in the 2030s".
 
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Hi!

In 2019, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) exhibited CoasTitan, an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle network surveillance system for coastal guard, in collaboration with ProDrone, but this is the first time that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has exhibited a drone. In the future, he hopes to raise social awareness. (Japan Drone 2023)
 

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Even more info
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Also some more TACOM info
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IHI Aerospace, a subsidiary of IHI, announced on January 24 that it will conduct a demonstration test of an unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with a rocket engine and a jet engine by the end of January. IHI aims to develop a vehicle that can travel to and from space, and to put it into practical use by 2040.

The aircraft is 3 meters long and weighs 40 kilograms, and flies while switching between two jet engines and one rocket engine. It took off with a jet engine and ignited the rocket engine for 6 seconds at an altitude of less than 1 kilometer. Finally, a jet engine is used to land.

The demonstration experiment will fly for about 10 minutes. IHI has been experimenting with jet engines, but this is the first time it has used rocket engines.

In accordance with the plan of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, IHI will solidify its technology by 2030. The drone aims to be used for manned flights into outer space, as well as "point-to-point high-speed transportation" that moves at high speed through space.
 
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IHI Aerospace Co., Ltd.(IA) is developing a drone equipped with an engine-electric hybrid system that achieves long-term flight and heavy object holding, which was difficult to achieve with an electric multicopter that uses batteries as an energy source.

The lithium-ion battery installed in many electric drones is lighter than other batteries (lead-acid battery, nickel-metal hydride battery, etc.), but it is not light enough as an energy source for drones that fly for a long time.

It is said that the current general flight time of electric drones is about a few minutes ~ 20 minutes with a full load of lightweight luggage.

A lighter energy source is required to increase the flight time.

For example, gasoline has a mass-energy density several tens of times that of batteries, so it can be said that it is an order of magnitude lighter energy source than batteries, which is advantageous as drones become larger and for long-term flights.

However, when the rotor itself is driven by a gasoline reciprocating engine, the response to the control of the rotor speed is much lower than that of the electric motor, and the rotation speed cannot be changed quickly.

For this reason, stable flight control of the multirotor type by directly driving the rotor with the engine has not been realized.

The most common drone that uses a reciprocating engine is a helicopter type that slowly rotates a large rotor blade, and attitude control is achieved by adjusting the blade angle of the rotor blade.

The large rotor blades used in helicopters are prone to contact accidents in crowded places, and the control of the aircraft is more difficult than that of the multicopter type.

For this reason, the places where it can be used safely are limited to the multicopter type.

The hybrid system installed in the i-Gryphon used two high-output ducted fans driven by a reciprocating engine and four electric propellers (eight units).

A high-power ducted fan can generate more than five times the thrust of an electric propeller of the same diameter, and this is used as the levitating thrust of the aircraft.

In addition, the engine output is used to drive a generator to generate electric power, and this power is used to control the attitude of the aircraft with a type 4 electric propeller attached to the outer edge of the fuselage.
By using gasoline as the energy source with a high mass energy density, it was possible to fly for a longer time than an electric drone.

In addition, the attitude control was performed by an electric propeller that enabled quick response, and stable attitude control and operability like an electric multirotor were ensured.
In addition, unlike the exposed rotor of a helicopter, the i-Gryphon's ducted fan has a rotating part protected by a duct and the surrounding electric propeller is also guarded, so it is difficult to cause a collision with the rotating part, and the i-Gryphon can be used safely over a wide range of areas.

IA conducted a demonstration flight with the i-Gryphon prototype aircraft in FY2020. Currently, we are developing a new model based on customer feedback. In addition to the development of the hybrid system, we are also studying the improvement of operability as a drone, developing automatic navigation technology that ensures safety, and applying the latest As efforts to save labor and unmanned technology accelerate in all fields due to the declining birthrate and aging population in Japan society, policies to expand the drone market and expand the application fields of drones are being launched in rapid succession as a national strategy.

IA will promote product development and service improvement so that i-Gryphon's labor-saving and unmanned technology can contribute to solving social issues.
 

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Intended applications of "XU-S"

1. Collection of information such as observation and monitoring

2. Radio relay of the Internet and mobile phone base stations, etc.

In addition to forecasting and observing large-scale natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons, the importance of collecting data on new weather phenomena such as torrential rains and PM2.5 has been increasing in recent years. In order to observe them, it is necessary to have the ability to fly quickly over a wide area over a long period of time. In addition, the same performance is required for flight monitoring of mountains and sea areas due to depopulation. Furthermore, in the field of information and communications, communication relay is expected by connecting with various systems in areas where communication networks are not developed or disrupted.

Development Background

The market for unmanned aerial vehicles, including so-called "drones," continues to grow year by year, and the areas of use are expected to expand further. At the same time, there is a growing interest in the development of aircraft that can withstand "long-term" and "high-altitude" flights.

ShinMaywa's Solution

The Aircraft Division plays a role in the global aircraft industry with its reliable technological capabilities that have continued since the company's origins, such as manufacturing parts for state-of-the-art aircraft such as the wing spars of the Boeing 787 and manufacturing the US-2 Type Rescue Flying Boat, the world's only amphibious flying boat capable of taking off and landing in the open sea, for the Ministry of Defense.

Taking advantage of this cutting-edge technology and the experience accumulated as a rare manufacturer of complete aircraft in Japan, we have started research and development of the fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle "XU-S (Experimental Unmanned / Utility aircraft by ShinMaywa)" with particular attention to cruising performance and payload performance.

On October 9, 2019, with the cooperation of Niigata City, the XU-S conducted a flight test in Niigata City, where it succeeded in autonomous flight for more than one hour at an altitude of 100 meters and within a line-of-sight range, and confirmed its basic flight performance.

In a flight test conducted the following year, the aircraft successfully flew 135 km in addition to staying in the air for a long time of 3 hours and 42 minutes, and is still conducting various demonstration experiments for commercialization with the cooperation of various organizations and companies.

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On Friday, September 2, 2022, we participated in the 1st Drone Summit (hosted by the Cabinet Secretariat, Hyogo Prefecture) and conducted a demonstration flight (exhibition flight) of the XU-M off the coast of Port Island, Kobe City, and unveiled it to related parties.
The XU-M is an unmanned aerial vehicle based on the flying boat technology that we have cultivated over many years, and is being developed for the purpose of promoting research related to sensing and control of flying boats, and accumulating various data related to remote operation and oceans.
ShinMaywa aims to develop unmanned aerial vehicles that will help solve and alleviate various issues such as resources, energy, security, and population decline in vast ocean areas by taking advantage of flying boats that can take off and land on water.
As part of this effort, ShinMaywa Kogyo exhibited its previously developed fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle "XU-S" at the International Frontier Industry Messe 2022, which was held at the same time as the summit. The XU-S is a drone with excellent long-term flight capability, and in 2021, it succeeded in a demonstration experiment of Japan's first fixed-wing unmanned aerial aerial vehicle (UAV) aerial photography survey using Level 3 flight in Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture.

The Aircraft Division of ShinMaywa Kogyo will continue to conduct research using various developed aircraft, including the XU-M, an unmanned flying boat that has recently successfully flown for the first time, and will work to expand new business areas through the accumulation of technologies that contribute to solving various social issues.
 
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Together, the future of agriculture
ONE STEP FORWARD Let's take off to a new stage. 『FAZER R』
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Agriculture continues to evolve for richer harvests. For more than 30 years since the launch of the world's first unmanned industrial helicopter, the R50, Yamaha Motor has been on the path of evolution together with the frontline, while achieving improvements in safety and work performance through innovative technologies.
The FAZER R evolves to respond keenly to changes in the environment surrounding agricultural sites and the social environment surrounding industrial unmanned helicopters, and to continue to be the best partner.
A future-oriented aircraft that combines high-quality spraying performance and safety-improving functions is here now.

Item Specifications
Production Type: L31
Performance: Practical distance (visual range) up to 150m
YAMAHA Attitude Control System-Cruise control (YACSII)
Operating Dimensions Main Rotor Diameter 3,115mm
Tail rotor diameter: 550mm
Length, width, height: 3,665mm, 770mm, 1,078mm
Handling weight *2 73kg
Engine type: 4-stroke, horizontally opposed 2-cylinder
Displacement: 390cc
Maximum power output: 20.6kw
Starting method: Cell starter type
Fuel: Regular gasoline
 

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YAMAHA's goal was to develop an unmanned helicopter that would automatically take off at the touch of a button, fly at a predetermined flight course at a predetermined speed, and automatically return to the takeoff point and land. In April 1997, with the evolution of the attitude control device YACS and the recent advent of high-precision GPS, development began to realize this goal.
This unmanned helicopter was developed with a view to autonomous control, and in addition to the attitude sensor used in the YACS, it is equipped with a heading sensor and a GPS sensor to detect position and speed.

The unmanned helicopter will also use kinematic differential GPS to ensure the necessary accuracy.

In 2000, YAMAHA received a request from the Public Works Research Institute of the Ministry of Construction (at the time) to observe disasters at Mt. Usu in Hokkaido using an unmanned helicopter, and the development of practical applications accelerated at once, and in a short period of time, YAMAHA solved various problems and developed and evaluated a dedicated system to complete the mission of disaster observation.As a result, the world's first "self-flying unmanned helicopter" that enables automatic flight based on a flight program outside the visible has succeeded in disaster observation and surveys, and the observation data has been featured in the news through the media.
 

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Explore New Horizons​

Introducing HAMADORI, an unparalleled seaplane-style UAV that revolutionizes ocean data collection. Capable of accommodating customized various observation instruments and payloads, HAMADORI swiftly reaches remote locations for air, sea, and underwater monitoring. By seamlessly transitioning between aerial and aquatic operations, it enables efficient and cost-effective solutions for ISR, marine surface/subsurface observation, and maritime infrastructure inspection.
 

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Hi!

改B3ラムジェット推進無人機. (Modified B3 pulse jet propulsion drone).

Article published in the Asahi News paper on June 5, 1958

The first two domestically produced unmanned aerial vehicles researched and prototyped by the Defense Agency were completed and unveiled on June 4, 1958.
The drone had a triangular wing and was named the Modified Type 3B drone. The drone has a total length of 3.8 meters and a width of 2.4 meters, and was completed by the Defense Agency with the cooperation of Showa Aircraft Company and Yaoh Electric Company(now Fujitsu General).
The drone is used for ground reconnaissance, and the aircraft is equipped with a television camer at the front of the aircraft, and the video captured by the camera is monitored on the ground.
It is launched from a catapult or a large airplane and is powered by a ramjet engine fueled by propane liquid mounted on the lower fuselage. Landing is carried out by braking with a parachute.

Explanation of Modified B3 drawing

① Front cover ② TV camera ③ TV transmitter ④ TV antenna ⑤ Jairo ⑥ Transmitter antenna

⑦ Receiving machine ⑧ Signal low wave separator ⑨ Power supply ⑩ Receiving antenna

⑪ Trim elevator ⑫ Left wing tip aileron ⑬ Right wing tip aileron ⑭ Wing tip servo

⑮ Pitot tube ⑯ Main nozzle ⑰ Flame holder ⑱ Propane nitrate nozzle ⑲ Heat exchanger

⑳ Tail cover ㉑ Parachute ㉒ Jet pipe



 

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From the Mainichi News paper, January 18, 1959

A test flight of the modified B3 drone equipped with a television camera was carried out and successfully received images taken on the ground.
The drone was remotely controlled from 15 km away and circled and made precise up-and-down movements.
The drone has a range of 2 minutes and a maximum speed of 720 km/h.
Wing area is 2.36 square meter, Gross weight is 220 kg, Wing loading is 93kg/square meter.
In the future, this drone will be launched from the ground by rocket and will be used mainly as a reconnaissance aircraft.
It is expected to be put to practical use in mountain distress investigations, flood damage investigations, and the dropping of fire extinguishing bombs on wildfires.
 

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According to this document,
"Research on the drone, which began in 1954, resulted in the creation of a ramjet-propelled drone and a rocket-propelled drone.
This research ended in 1962 with a successful flight of a rocket-propelled drone."

If so, ramjet-propelled drone did not achieve successful flight.
 

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ACSL receives a large-scale contract to deliver SOTEN to the Defense Agency. Equivalent to 370 million yen
ACSL Co., Ltd. has received an order for a large-scale project (hereinafter referred to as the "Project") for the delivery of the Company's small aerial photography aircraft "SOTEN" in accordance with a tender conducted by the Defense Logistics Agency, an external bureau of the Ministry of Defense
March 14, 2024

In the environment surrounding the drone market, where ACSL mainly operates, the use of drones is expanding worldwide as a means of improving operational efficiency, unmanned, decarbonization, and EVs, while interest in economic security and security is increasing due to heightened geopolitical risks and an unstable global situation.

Until now, ACSL has been providing secure domestic drones as a domestic drone manufacturer.

In addition, as part of the "selection and concentration" of future business, in the field of aerial photography in Japan, the company is focusing on economic security and government procurement in Japan, where it is clear that products are free from China that can take advantage of the strengths of ACSL's small aerial photography aircraft.

In conjunction with a tender conducted by the Defense Logistics Agency, an external bureau of the Ministry of Defense, ACSL has been awarded a large-scale project (hereinafter referred to as the "Project") for the delivery of ACSL's small aerial photography aircraft "SOTEN".

Summary of Sales Orders
Details of order: Small aerial photography aircraft "SOTEN"
Order amount 370 million yen
Delivery date: December 2024 (planned)
 

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) exhibited at Japan Drone 2023 held from June 26 to 28, exhibiting two types of drones that make use of its experience and know-how in aircraft development. The single-rotor type small drone, which began demonstrations in the winter of 2022, and the medium-sized drone, which made its first flight in 2022.

The actual "small drone" exhibited by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the "medium-sized drone" drawn on the panel in actual size.
A small drone that is conscious of long-term, wide-area inspections
 The small drone on display is a single-rotor type with a total length of about 2 meters. By using an engine as a power source, it has a cruising speed of 60 km/h (maximum 90 km/h) and a cruising time of 2 hours. In addition, it has a payload of 7 kg (including fuel) and is characterized by excellent wind resistance.

The application is expected to be a wide range of inspections, patrols, and patrols, and demonstration tests of smart safety were also conducted with Chubu Electric Power. In the demonstration experiment, the dam was patrolly monitored, and by installing a loudspeaker, it was also demonstrated to alert the dam when it is discharged into the river. In addition, it is possible to transport a wagon-type passenger car to the departure and arrival points.
The total length is about 6m! Medium-sized drones for transporting goods will be equipped with a hybrid power source
 The medium-sized drone is a drone for transporting goods with a total length of about 6 meters, a payload of 200 kg, and a body weight of more than 500 kg. Development began in 2022, and the first flight was successfully made in September of the same year. At Japan Drone 2023, there was no actual display due to the large size of the aircraft, but its appearance was depicted in full size on the exhibition panel at the venue, attracting the attention of many visitors.

The power source of this medium-sized drone is a hybrid of a motor and engine, and despite its size, it aims for a cruising speed of 60 km/h (maximum 90 km/h) and a cruising time of 2 hours.

A video of a medium-sized drone flying was also exhibited at the venue.
 The two models exhibited at this time are compatible with automatic navigation and flight route generation by tablet operation, cooperative control by multiple aircraft, and automatic landing (ship) functions.

The target users of both drones are expected to be infrastructure-related, disaster response, and government offices. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) aims to obtain type approval in the future by utilizing its own aircraft manufacturing experience and know-how.

Regarding the reaction of the visitors, the person in charge of the venue said, "I think the size of the medium-sized drone was conveyed to the visitors. It turns out that there are few models of drones of such a large size, and the expectations are high. There was also a lot of interest in its specifications such as payload and wind resistance."

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) plans to proceed with the demonstration and development in cooperation with infrastructure operators, national agencies, and local governments. Regarding the most recent demonstration plan, the person in charge said, "We are working on joint projects with several companies other than Chubu Electric Power, and various projects are underway behind the scenes."

#JapanDrone2023 Articles
 

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In order to drastically strengthen its defense capabilities, the Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) will conduct demonstrations using UAVs and UGVs that can be operated continuously for long-term missions such as reconnaissance and transportation, as an effort to strengthen its unmanned asset defense capabilities in order to gain asymmetric superiority in the air and on the ground while limiting human attrition, and will accelerate studies toward the full-scale introduction of UAVs.
 
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' transport drone operation experiment for the Ground Self-Defense Force is released

On March 15, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force announced that it conducted an operational experiment of a transport drone developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on February 28. At the unmanned flying robot demonstration test site in Aichi Prefecture, we are verifying automatic flight, including the transportation of 100 kg of goods, and transportation to islands is in mind.

It is a multi-rotor type with 6 rotating surfaces and 12 electric motors and rotors because it has rotors on the top and bottom. This transport drone is also introduced in a photo of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Komaki plant released by the Defense Logistics Agency on March 12.
 
川崎のこいつ、よく見ると性能がおかしいので3度くらい目を剥いた
When I looked closely at this drone from Kawasaki, I was surprised about three times because the performance was strange
 
Drone related, but Japan's drone collision avoidance tech has been adopted as the international standard.
 
In October 2023, Subaru, Japan Radio, and ACSL announced that the revised international standard, including the operational procedures for collision avoidance of unmanned aerial vehicles, will be published by ISO as "ISO21384-3 Unmanned aircraft systems-Part 3: Operational procedures" (Unmanned aircraft systems - Part 3) It was officially adopted and issued as an operational procedure.

The use of small unmanned aerial vehicles called drones and medium-sized unmanned aerial vehicles that are one size larger is expanding, but on the other hand, near misses between unmanned aerial vehicles and manned aircraft such as doctor helicopters have been reported, and collision avoidance with other aircraft has become an urgent issue in safe use.

In addition, since collision avoidance is an indispensable technology for the social implementation of unmanned aerial vehicles and for the realization of non-visual flight and flight over third parties, although the development of this technology has been promoted in various countries, the procedures and means are not internationally standardized, and it can only be avoided between aircraft of specific manufacturers and within limited services, and there is a possibility that air safety cannot be sufficiently ensured.

The first edition of the ISO21384-3, which standardized the operating procedures for unmanned aerial vehicles, was published in November 2019, but did not specify collision avoidance procedures for other aircraft or between unmanned aerial vehicles.

With this revision, "CONOPS" for collision avoidance has been newly added, and the basic procedure consisting of six steps has been defined: "object detection," "target recognition," "evasive maneuvers," "confirmation of evasion results," "return to the original route," and "flight on the original route."

Following these six steps and taking uniform evasive action has become an international standard. Subaru was responsible for the flight demonstration of the collision avoidance system and the drafting of standards for CONOPS, Japan Radio was responsible for the evaluation test and flight demonstration of the collision avoidance system, and ACSL was responsible for the implementation and flight demonstration of the collision avoidance system.

Currently, the development of the ISO/DIS 15964 standard is underway as a collision avoidance system that embodies this six-step collision avoidance procedure.
 

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