A digital compass–based target location system for turreted armored vehicles delivers an easy-to-integrate, affordable tactical navigation and targeting capability tailored for modern land forces. Designed for platforms such as cavalry vehicles, reconnaissance assets, armored personnel carriers, and light armored vehicles, the system provides commanders and drivers with accurate, continuous situational awareness in complex and contested environments.

At the core of the solution is a high-precision digital compass and inertial sensing architecture that continuously determines vehicle position, hull azimuth, and turret orientation. This enables accurate far target location by correlating line-of-sight data with vehicle attitude and position, allowing crews to rapidly detect, designate, and share targets with confidence. Integrated GPS functionality provides primary positioning, while advanced GPS backup and enhancement techniques ensure reliable operation during degradation or jamming, maintaining navigation continuity when it matters most.

The system supports real-time steer-to and cross-track error displays, giving drivers intuitive guidance for precise maneuvering and route adherence. These features reduce workload, improve coordination between crew members, and enhance mission tempo during reconnaissance, patrol, and combat operations. Universal multilingual displays for both commander and driver further increase usability across multinational forces, minimizing training time and enabling rapid deployment.

Designed with flexibility in mind, the architecture supports standard military and industrial interfaces, including Ethernet, CANbus, RS-422, and RS-485, ensuring seamless integration with existing vehicle electronics, battle management systems, and fire control solutions. The modular, open design allows the system to scale from basic navigation to advanced targeting and orientation roles without costly redesign.

By combining digital compass technology, resilient positioning, and intuitive displays in a compact, cost-effective package, this tactical navigation and targeting system significantly improves operational effectiveness, survivability, and situational awareness for turreted armored vehicles operating in today’s demanding battlefields.

• Compass for the highest degree of accuracy and unjammable position and navigation information
• Dead reckoning and odometer interface for accuracy to within 2-3% of distance traveled
• Digital interface with Battle Management Systems for improved situational awareness
• TACNAV® Universal Multilingual Display (UMD) capable of presenting data in virtually any language
• Links with laser rangefinder to provide >150-meter CEP far target location @ 5 km
• Support for multiple interfaces: Ethernet, CANbus, RS-422, RS-485

TACNAV® Universal Multilingual Display

EMCORE’s TACNAV® Universal Multilingual Display (UMD) offers robust tactical display technology, capable of presenting navigation and other critical information in multiple languages. With its versatility and affordability, the TACNAV® UMD is ideal for any military vehicle requiring a user-friendly interface for its tactical navigation system.

The TACNAV® TLS is controlled by the Arms Export Control Act (Title 22, USC Sec 2751 et seq.) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, ITAR, 22 CFR 120-130, and may not be exported from the United States or disclosed to a foreign person in the United States except as authorized by those regulations.

Turreted military vehicles

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