TACAN FAMILY
Thales’ TACAN family is the most diverse and mission-focused line of products available today
Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) is a component crucial to military pilots in conducting their operations. TACAN, as a radio navigation aid, provides equipped aircraft with bearing and distance to a fixed base facility, temporary location or naval vessel.
To further increase its 50+ year legacy of navigation aids expertise, Thales acquired Moog’s surface navigation aids business, to provide a more comprehensive TACAN offering to its customers worldwide.
Based on 800+ references spanning the globe and a large installed base in United States, Thales has extensive expertise in TACAN across all possible surface applications. TACAN equipment are deployed for military applications and for civil environment.
Thales is the only Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) designing and producing both ground and airborne TACAN equipment, thus providing customers with expertise in whole system capabilities and interoperability.
4 configurations designed for all surface military environments and civil applications
Ground-fixed TACAN designed for air-to-ground operations
Building on decades of experience successfully developing Ground-fixed TACAN systems around the world, Thales offers its customers the Ground-fixed equipment designed for air-to-ground operations.
Thales’ fixed TACANs are permanently installed at air bases, naval bases or other navigation points to provide non-precision approach and en-route navigation capabilities
Deployable TACAN designed for air-to-ground operations
Thales’ mobile and man-portable TACAN systems are deployed at temporary locations, such as forward operating bases, or for restoral service where fixed TACAN is non-operational either in military or civil environment, offering the same fundamental capabilities in all circumstances.
Naval TACAN designed for air-to-naval operations
Thales Naval TACAN equipment is designed for air-to-naval ship operations. Fully compliant with naval standards, Thales Naval TACAN is largely deployed in the US, making Thales the worldwide leader.
Aircraft use this solution to determine their position (lateral, vertical, distance) either during en-route or landing phase in order to navigate safely, even without GPS/GNSS.
Installed mainly on ships for military usage, where fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft land, or need to be located, Thales shipboard Naval TACAN solution is specifically engineered to meet the demanding environmental conditions of naval operations.
Man-portable TACAN designed for air-to-ground operations
in temporary operations, including harsh environments
The man-portable TACAN is recognized as the world smallest technologically advanced TACAN available today and providing the same fundamental navaids capabilities.
To operate successfully, all Thales TACAN systems are fully compliant with NATO STANAG and all other relevant international standards