Military Navigation Equipment & Displays

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Overview Military Navigation Equipment & Displays
By Dr Thomas Withington Last updated: December 4th, 2024

Navigation Technologies for Land, Sea & Air

Military navigation involves moving vehicles or personnel from place to place, usually by comparing current position to known locations. It is an essential process on land, at sea and in the air, and navigation systems have been developed for soldiers on foot, land vehicles, naval vessels, and manned and unmanned aircraft.

GNSS satellite navigation using systems such as GPS or Galileo is one of the primary forms of navigation for military forces, but older methods such as radio or radar navigation are also still used.

Radio navigation uses measurements that determine the direction of and distance to a radio source such as navigation beacons.

Radar navigation is usually used by airborne and marine platforms, and can be used to identify and track targets and obstacles at sea or in the air.

Military GPS navigation uses PPS (Precise Positioning Service), which utilizes both L1 and L2 frequencies to ensure more robust positioning. A signal known as M-code is also used to improve security and anti-jamming and spoofing capabilities.

Inertial navigation which uses measurements from accelerometers and gyroscopes to calculate position, orientation and velocity, can be used as a complement to GNSS navigation, and is especially useful for environments where GPS-denied navigation is required.

Other alternative navigation technologies currently under development include:

  • Vision-aided navigation: compares footage from a camera feed with computerized maps to provide accurate positioning and navigation
  • Celestial-aided navigation: uses stars and other objects such as satellites to provide known references for position and velocity
  • Magnetic anomaly-aided navigation: compares readings of magnetic strength to magnetic maps to determine position relative to Earth

Navigation Displays

Military navigation displays are used to provide information to soldiers, pilots, mariners and vehicle operators. These may take the form of handheld devices, built-in screens, rugged enclosed systems that can be plugged into vehicle interfaces, and aircraft head-up displays (HUDs). They may include features such as touchscreens or night vision compatibility.

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Alternative Navigation Systems

Mission-critical navigation solutions for GPS-denied environments

Mission-critical navigation solutions for GPS-denied environments
...of alternative navigation systems provides civilian and military manned and unmanned aircraft with... Vision-Aided Navigation System – compares data from live camera feeds to map data to provide a...
CheetahNAV

Tactical navigation system for military land vehicles

Tactical navigation system for military land vehicles
...atile tactical navigation system that provides military land vehicle drivers and crew members with...
TACNAV® MMD

Real-time Moving Map Display for Military Navigation

Real-time Moving Map Display for Military Navigation
...NAV Moving Map Display (MMD) provides real-time moving map technology for EMCORE’s TACNAV family...
TACNAV TLS

Tactical navigation Target Location System for turreted military vehicles

Tactical navigation Target Location System for turreted military vehicles
...equip turreted military vehicles with a versatile and affordable battle management, tactical... ......m-proof position data and a range of advanced capabilities. The comprehensive navigation...
TACNAV® UMD

Universal Multilingual Display (UMD) for military vehicle navigation

Universal Multilingual Display (UMD) for military vehicle navigation
...l Multilingual Display (UMD) provides robust and versatile tactical display technology, ideal for... ...and Driver’s Displays, reducing logistics and cost...
Talon RGD2401W

24.1" Rugged LCD Monitor

24.1" Rugged LCD Monitor
... quality video display, such as target tracking, naval display systems, mobile command vehicles, ISR...

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