Date: 28 November, 2008
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Date: 07 July 2004
Tactical Aerospace Group (TAG) made its first public showing of the new composite TAG-M65 and TAG-M80 UAV helicopters in Paris at the UAV 2004 International Conference and at the Eurosatory 2004 International Military Exposition.
“The new helicopters are unique in their construction and design with a completely composite airframe which is a first for VTOL UAVs,” the company explained. “The composite structure accounts for the extremely light weight and strength of the aircraft and allows for a very significant advancement in performance, payload and endurance for UAV helicopters.”
With available load capacities of up to 20kg (44 lbs) and endurance of up to 8 hours, these aircraft can perform remote or autonomous missions of nearly 800km (500 miles) carrying surveillance, communications, sensory, jamming or dozens of other payload categories, the company told uavworld.com
“The new composite design is well suited to harsh military applications as there are virtually no airframe components to fail or adjust which keeps maintenance to a minimum and field reliability very high,” it added. “The modular construction also allows the tail boom to be separated from the main fuselage in minutes providing for a truly man-portable helicopter that can be carried by special operations forces and similar units.”
The TAG-M65 and TAG-M80 are in full production and additional versions, says the company, are available for civil and commercial users such as law enforcement, inspection services, utility patrol, agricultural interests as well as film and media applications.
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