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TACP Theatre [or tactical] air control party;-M adds
modernization; O officers (NATO, USAF).
TacR Tactical reconnaissance.
TACS 1 Tactical, or theater, air control system
(USAF).
2 Less often, tactical air control squadron.
3 Thruster, attitude-control system.
Tacsatcom Tactical satellite communications (DoD).
TACSI, Tacsi TACS (1) improvements.
Tacsim Tactical simulation.
TACT 1 Transonic aircraft technology (NASA).
2 Tactical aircrew co-ordination trainer.
tact Tactical air-traffic flow management.
Tactas Tactical towed-array sonar.
Tactass Tactical towed acoustic-sensor system.
Tactec Totally advanced communications technology
(RCA).
tactical Generalized term meaning concerned with
warfare against directly opposing forces, usually
involving air, land and sea forces together, and in limited
theatre of operations.
tactical aeromedical evacuation From combat zone to
outside it, or between points in combat zone.
tactical air combat cycle Standard fighter mission
assumed in determining engine life.
tactical air command center Theatre HQ of USMC air
operations.
tactical air control centre Principal centre, shore or shipbased,
from which all tactical air is controlled.
tactical air co-ordinator Directs, from aircraft, air close
support of surface forces.
tactical aircraft shelter Normally protects against
conventional attack but may be extended to offer protection
against NW blast, radiation and CBW.
tactical air officer (afloat) Responsible under
amphibious task-force commander for all supporting air
operations until control is passed ashore.
tactical bomb line See bomb line.
tactical code Two-digit number in various colours on
combat aircraft (R, CIS).
tactical finish Camouflaged: can be all one colour.
tactical input segment Subsystem for receiving EO and
IR images in real time.
tactical intervention vehicle Designed to rescue hostages
from parked aircraft.
tactical laser weapon system An array of mirrors aim
powerful laser simultaneously at multiple munitions.
tactical targeting network technologies Creates networks
between airborne platforms passing data, video and voice,
at 2 Mbit/s over distances 100 nm, 185.3 km (USAF).
Tactifs Tactical integrated flight system.
tactile faceplate Electronic display screen sensitive to
fingertip touch for reprogramming, selecting from menu,
changing scale or operating mode, or adjusting any
variable.
tactile situational awareness system A high-tech aircrew
vest.
Tacts Tactical aircrew combat training system (ACMI).
TAD 1 Turbo-alternator drive.
2 Target assembly data.
3 Technology availability date (or data).
4 Towed aerial decoy.
5 Theater, or tactical, air defense.
6 Trim-aid device.
Taggart
7 Target acquisition and designation.
8 Terrain-awareness display.
TADC Tactical air direction center.
Tadds Target alert data display sets; part of FAAR.
tadec, TADEC Totally automatic digital engine control
[piston engines].
Tadil 1 Tactical digital intelligence, or information, link
(C adds command, J adds joint [service]).
2 Tactical aircraft digital information link.
TADIRCM Tactical aircraft directional, or directable,
IRCM.
TADIXS-B Tactical data information exchange system
– broadcast.
Tadjet Transport, airdrop, jettison.
TADMS TR-1 Asars-2 data manipulation system.
Tadoc Transportable, or tactical, air-defense operations
center, possible confusion with Tradoc.
tadpole Track of moving target on radar display
presented with comet-like tail to show direction of travel.
Most air-defence radars can select tadpoles on or off.
tadpole profile Aerodynamic profile with conventional
nose followed by single-surface construction downstream
(eg fin of A-4 followed by single-skin rudder).
TADS, Tads 1 Tactical air defense sight (US).
2 Towed angular deception system.
3 Target acquisition and designation sight, [one report
says “system”] /PNVS adds pilot’s night-vision system.
4 Target airborne data system.
5 Tactical laser and designation system.
6 Triple air-data system.
7 Type Acceptance Data Sheet (PFA).
TAE Thrust-augmented entomopter.
TAEL Turning-area edge light[s].
TAEM Terminal-area energy management.
TAERS Tactical aircrew eye respiratory system.
TAF 1 Tactical air force.
2 Terminal area , or aerodrome, forecast [international
meteorological figure-code].
3 Thermal acoustic fatigue.
4 Thermo-acoustic facility.
TAFI Turn-around fault isolation.
TAFIIS TAF (1) integrated information system.
Tafim Technical architecture framework for information
management.
TAFS Airfield meteorological forecast.
Tafseg Tactical air force systems engineering group.
TAG 1 Telegraphist/air gunner (Royal Navy, WW2).
2 Thrust-alleviated gyroscope.
3 Tactical Airlift Group (USAF).
4 Telescoped-ammunition gun.
5 Transport Air Group (USMC).
6 Tailored air group.
7 Target-adaptive guidance.
8 Towed acoustic generator.
9 Technical Advisory Group (USAF).
10 Test analysis guide.
tag Small battery-powered transceiver designed to
provide a communications link on ground between an
airborne radar and its associated receiving interrogator,
switched by the incoming signal (USAF).
Taggart Sometimes rendered Taggent, a tagging agent
incorporated in a strike weapon and released on detonation
for detecting and tracking biological aerosols.
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