CMC Electronics (Hall 4 Stand C16a) has brought its new TacView portable mission display to Farnborough as part of a global marketing effort aimed at both manufacturers and users of fast jets, fixed-wing military transports and helicopters. The new product, which the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) already has adopted, is derived from the company’s PilotView electronic flight bag (EFB).
Chuck Praeger, military aviation marketing manager, said the device is designed to meet the primary military need for situational awareness information. “Some of this information is already presented in the back of the cockpit on certain types of transports, but the pilots don’t necessarily have direct access to that,” he explained. “They don’t have a display that can provide them with the same information.”
TacView uses the same aircraft interface unit as its commercial counterpart to provide power and a comprehensive range of connectivity options, but the processor and touch-screen display assembly has been adapted for military flight deck use. “We added night-vision imaging system (NVIS) compliant backlighting,” Praeger said. “We also improved the display so that it is sunlight-readable to military standards.”
