The US Navy and Thales clear a TACAN repair backlog.

Production lead times have returned to normal after shortages of high-power amplifiers disrupted deliveries and maintenance of ship- and shore-based navigation equipment.

By TomorrowNews · AI-assisted briefing
Source published 27 Sept 2026 · Briefing published 28 September 2026

AI-generated illustration of technicians testing generic navigation electronics with a carrier deck in the distance; it is not a photograph of a Navy TACAN system.

AI-generated illustration — not a photograph of the event. Conceptual navigation-maintenance imagery; no actual Thales hardware, Navy ship or aircraft is depicted. · TomorrowNews / AI-generated illustration

Defence Industry Europe reported that the AN/URN-32 and AN/URN-33 systems provide direction and distance information to aviators in poor weather and other demanding conditions. During the shortage, Navy engineers moved Series 1 amplifiers from land sites to operational ships, while new vessels received newer Series 2 equipment.

Thales added test benches and specialist staff to speed repairs, and engineers aligned the interfaces of the two hardware generations through software changes. The Navy said the maintenance backlog has been cleared and cited the joint performance-tracking approach as a model for handling supply-base disruption.

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