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The Launch Pad's TAN-SAM is a scale model of a Japanese Surface-to-Air Missile. The TAN-SAM is one of the latest additions to the Japan Self-Defense Force's arsenal. It is a lightweight, portable system for use against low-to-medium level targets and is intended to replace the aging HAWK system. TAN-SAM (TAN meaning "short", as in "short-range") uses an improved, much more compact tracking system than the HAWK, has a range of approximately 10 kilometers, and reaches speeds of Mach 2.4. The real missile is only 2.7 meters long and 16 centimeters in diameter.

This 44-inch tall, 1/2.42 scale model flies on a pair of D motors.