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	'''TACtical Air Navigation''', or '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactical_Air_Navigation TACAN]''', is a navigation system used by [[:Category:Military aircraft\|military aircraft]]. It provides the user with a distance and bearing from a ground station. It is a more accurate version of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vhf VHF] omnidirectional range / Distance Measuring Equipment ([[VOR-DME]]) system that provides range and bearing information for civil aviation. At VORTAC facilities, the [[DME]] portion of the TACAN system is available for civil use.		'''TACtical Air Navigation''', or '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactical_Air_Navigation TACAN]''', is a navigation system used by [[:Category:Military aircraft\|military aircraft]]. It provides the user with a distance and bearing from a ground station. It is a more accurate version of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vhf VHF] omnidirectional range / Distance Measuring Equipment ([[VOR-DME]]) system that provides range and bearing information for civil aviation. At VORTAC facilities, the [[DME]] portion of the TACAN system is available for civil use.