KVH Introduces Navigation Solution for Light Military Vehicles

The TACNAV Light/GPS. Photo: KVH.

KVH Industries introduced the Tactical Navigation (TACNAV) Light/GPS solution at the International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX), in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Based on KVH’s line of tactical navigation systems, TACNAV Light/GPS features a newly designed sensor mast with embedded GPS, and uses KVH’s new TACNAV Moving Map Display (MMD) and its Universal Multilingual Display (UMD).

The company designed TACNAV Light/GPS specifically to meet the requirements of light military vehicles used for such functions as troop transport and reconnaissance. The system provides positioning accuracy within 5 meters Circular Error Probable (CEP) with valid GPS, and a dead reckon accuracy of 2 to 3 percent distance traveled without GPS.

The new MMD delivers real-time tactical moving map technology that enables the vehicle’s commander to view vehicle travel; the commander can also create, store, and activate waypoints by using the touchscreen. The vehicle driver relies on KVH’s multilingual display, the UMD, for steer-to functionality.

The U.S. Army and Marine Corps currently use KVH’s TACNAV product line, as well as allied militaries including Saudi Arabia, Canada, Great Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, Spain, Egypt, Botswana, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Romania, Poland, Turkey, Malaysia, Switzerland, South Korea, Singapore, Brazil, and Italy.