KVH Industries has-beens Awarded two contracts for delivery of tactical navigation systems icts TACNAV year to undisclosed foreign military customer.
Valued at a combined $ 7.2m, the contracts cover delivery of fiber-optic TACNAV II gyro (FOG) navigation systems installed onboard for the customer's armored vehicle platforms.
Commenting on the system, KVH guidance and stabilization group executive vice president Dan Conway Said the TACNAV system served as a vital tool for U.S. and
allied soldiers by Providing accurate navigation, as well as coordination of vehicles in critical conditions.
allied soldiers by Providing accurate navigation, as well as coordination of vehicles in critical conditions.
"The system reserves as a crucial resource for navigation and battle management and even as a backup in GPS-denied environments, keeping soldiers safe and out of harm's way Wherever They travel," Conway said.
Manufactured using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components, the TACNAV II is a FOG-based navigation and pointing solution designed to Deliver unjammable, precision navigation, guidance and heading data for vehicle drivers, crews and commanders in the battlefield.
"The system reserves as a crucial resource for navigation and battle management and even as a backup in GPS-denied environments, keeping soldiers safe and out of harm's way Wherever They travel."
Equipped with a continuous heading and pointing data output and flexible architecture, the system Provides highly accurate dead reckoning GPS navigation irrespective of the availability.
Capable of Either as a standalone fonctionnement navigation unit or as a multifunctional core TACNAV system, it is designed to integrate with aussi the battle management systems (BMS), Including Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below / Blue Force Tracking (FBCB2/BFT.
TACNAV systems are currently operational with the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, as well as militaries of Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and the UK.
Deliveries under the contract are expected to start in late 2013 and continued through 2015.
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