The Type 87 Reconnaissance Combat Vehicle, also simply known as "RCV" and nicknamed Black Eye (ブラックアイ), is a 6x6 wheeled reconnaissance vehicle designed and manufactured by Komatsu Limited and employed exclusively by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

[3] After World War II, the United States provided the newly created Japan Ground Self-Defense Force with a number of variants of the M8 Greyhound armoured car.

The Type 87 accommodates five crew members, two of which occupy the powered-traverse turret located in the center of the hull.

The hull is made out of steel and is fully welded, and utilizes many of the same automotive components of the Type 82 and features power steering.

The main armament is a Japanese version of the Oerlikon Contraves 25 millimeter autocannon produced under licence, which can fire various kinds of ammunition at up to 600 rounds per minute.