- A
tactical air
navigation system,
commonly referred to by the
acronym TACAN, is a
navigation system initially designed for
naval aircraft to
acquire moving...
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system (
TACAN) beacon. Both
types of
beacons provide pilots azimuth information, but the VOR
system is
generally used by
civil aircraft and the
TACAN system...
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Communication Architecture (SCA) . MIDS JTRS
maintains the Link-16, J-Voice, and
TACAN functionality of the
older MIDS-LVT standard, and adds link-16 enhanced...
- to Laos
William H. ****van
approved a plan by the USAF to
construct a
TACAN site atop Phou Pha Thi; at the time they
lacked a
navigation site with sufficient...
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Muang Phalan TACAN Site (also
known as Lima 61
Alternative or L-61A) was a U.S. Air
Force facility built in the
village of
Muang Phalan, Laos, during...
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angle and
distance from the station. A
VORTAC (a VOR co-located with a
TACAN)
installation provides the same
capabilities to
civil aircraft but also...
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command post to
support a
local stronghold, the site was
expanded with a 1966
TACAN area
excavated on the
mountaintop where a 1967
command guidance radar was...
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cruising altitude.
TACAN is a
similar military radio beacon system which transmits in 962–1213 MHz, and a
combined VOR and
TACAN beacon is
called a VORTAC...
- AN/SPS-49 air-search radar, an SPS-67
surface search radar, an AN/URN-25
TACAN system,
along with
several additional radars for
navigation and fire control...
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terminal facilities are on the west side of the runway. The
Cairo West
TACAN (Ident: BLA) is
located on the field. The
Cairo VOR-DME (Ident: CVO) is...
