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Old 8th Mar 2004, 19:11
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Why do the military use TACANs, why not VOR/DME?

Why do the military use TACANs and not VOR/DME instead?
My understanding of a TACAN is that it is like a VOR but is UHF rather than VHF (except the DME part which is UHF on both). Does a TACAN have a greater range? Is that why They are used?

Whit the exception of the DME part, do any civilian aircraft have TACAN equipment installed?
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