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    Tactical air navigation system - Wikipedia

    A tactical air navigation system, commonly referred to by the acronym TACAN, is a navigation system initially designed for naval aircraft to acquire moving landing platforms (i.e., ships) and later expanded for use by other military aircraft. It provides the user with bearing and distance (slant-range or hypotenuse) to … See more

    The TACAN navigation system is an evolution of radio transponder navigation systems that date back to the British Oboe system of World War II. In the United States, many … See more

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    For military usage a primary drawback is lack of the ability to control emissions (EMCON) and stealth. Naval TACAN operations are … See more

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    TACAN in general can be described as the military version of the VOR/DME system, though despite providing similar information as its … See more

    When initially deployed, TACAN was intended to provide a bearing accuracy of ±0.22°, based on the main bearing signal's own accuracy of ±2° … See more

    Because the azimuth and range units are combined in one system it provides for simpler installation. Less space is required than a VOR because a VOR requires a large counterpoise and a fairly complex phased antenna system. A TACAN system theoretically might … See more

    • Tactical Air Navigation - 1955 USN training film on TACAN, including information on the AN/URN-3 ground-based station
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