| tactical air navigation system [`tak·tǝ·kǝl `er ´nav·ǝ`gā·shǝn ´sis·tǝm] NAVIGATION Short-range ultra-high-frequency air navigation system that provides accurate slant-range distance and bearing information; this information is presented to the pilot in two dimensions, that is, distance and bearing from a selected ground station. Also known as Tacan. |