Command
Plan, confirm and execute with aircraft state always visible.
Tactical mission management platform
One station.
Every mission layer.
TAC-GCS unifies aircraft control, mission planning, dispatch, airspace awareness and TAK interoperability in a ground control station built for disciplined public safety and enterprise UAS operations.
10Simultaneous aircraft*
MAVLinkv1 + v2 inbound
TAKCommon operating picture
Designed, owned and developed by AirCAV Global Corporation
WINDOWSARDUCOPTER 4.6.xMULTI-AIRCRAFTTAK-ENABLED
THE OPERATIONAL PROBLEM
Situational awareness should not be scattered across disconnected tools.
TAC-GCS puts the operator’s aircraft, mission geometry, telemetry, airspace context and team network into a single view—so the command loop stays clear from dispatch through recovery.
Fleet
Control multiple aircraft without losing per-unit mission context.
Awareness
See traffic, ceilings, fences, routes and operating data together.
Interoperate
Publish aircraft and exchange operational information through TAK.
THE PLATFORM
Built around the map.
Designed around the mission.
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COMMAND
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Unified command view
Mission planning, flight telemetry, TAK context, mapping and fleet state in one operational workspace.
FROM CALL TO AIRBORNE
A faster command loop—without hiding operational safeguards.
For DFR and rapid-response programs, TAC-GCS turns a searched or clicked location into a unit-aware aircraft dispatch while preserving pre-arm checks and explicit operator confirmation.
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Locate
Search an address, coordinate or what3words location—or select directly on the map.
- 02
Select
Choose the responding aircraft with distance, availability and link state visible.
- 03
Confirm
Review readiness, target AGL and the exact command sequence.
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Operate
Track route, telemetry, airspace and team context through recovery.
CAPABILITY BY DESIGN
Depth where operations demand it.
TAC-GCS is more than a flight screen. Each operational layer remains usable as the mission grows—from one aircraft and operator to a connected fleet and common operating picture.
Mission command
Direct dispatch, waypoint missions, survey grids, orbit/loiter, perimeter patrol loops and abort-to-hold behavior.
Fleet operations
Up to 10 simultaneous aircraft subject to license, with independent telemetry, transport, mission, home, track and color state.
Operational mapping
Selectable maps, offline tile caching, address search, coordinates, distance, track history and camera field of view.
Airspace awareness
FAA UAS Facility Map ceiling overlays and live ADS-B traffic alongside mission geometry.
Geofencing
Inclusion, exclusion and informational geometry, GCS enforcement, persistence and onboard AGL ceiling management.
TAK integration
Mutual TLS, aircraft and command-post publishing, GeoChat, shared markers, linked units and emergency alerts.
KML intelligence
Stream large agency datasets, define an AOR, inspect attributes on demand and manage reusable layer profiles.
Aircraft readiness
Continuous pre-arm state, GPS/EKF health, battery condition, guided calibration and parameter management.
TAK INTEROPERABILITY
The aircraft becomes part of the common operating picture.
TAC-GCS operates as a TAK End User Device. Aircraft publish as distinct CoT tracks, the command post can publish at home, and linked units, alerts, GeoChat and shared markers remain available to the operator.
- Agency data packages and certificate enrollment
- Mutual TLS with Windows-protected private-key storage
- MIL-STD-2525-style linked-unit symbology
- Automatic reconnect and named server profiles
AIRCRAFT COMPATIBILITY
Open airframes.
Clear support boundaries.
ArduCopter 4.6.x
Mission, parameter, geofence and calibration workflows are engineered around ArduCopter.
ArduPlane
Mode decoding is supported. Copter-shaped mission, parameter, fence and calibration workflows require care.
Built-in SITL profile
A self-contained interface training aid. It does not transmit MAVLink or replace flight validation.
PX4
A dedicated firmware bridge is required before PX4 aircraft can be supported honestly.
DETAILED FEATURE REFERENCE
The system behind the screen.
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01Connectivity
Serial/USB, UDP and MAVLink-over-WebSocket; per-aircraft transport memory; IPv4/IPv6 fallback; heartbeat and link-loss monitoring.
02MAVLink
Outbound MAVLink 2 command and mission traffic with selective MAVLink 1 compatibility; inbound MAVLink 1 and 2 parsing with CRC validation.
03Dispatch
Search by address, decimal coordinates or what3words; dispatch an aircraft with HOLD, LOITER, LAND or RTH on arrival.
04Mission planning
Create, edit, reorder and upload waypoint missions; lawnmower survey generation; orbit and counted or infinite patrol loops.
05Safety controls
Named pre-arm failures, explicit command confirmation, guarded emergency hotkeys, held-key repeat protection and tracked parameter changes.
06Telemetry
Artificial horizon, AGL/MSL altitude, speed, heading, climb, battery, GPS, link quality, timer, MAVLink log and post-flight BIN analysis.
07TAK / CoT
Plain TCP or mutual TLS, data-package import, certificate enrollment, profiles, auto-reconnect, linked-unit symbology and event logging.
08Local resilience
Offline map tile cache, built-in voice alerts without a cloud service and a self-contained interface training profile.
OPERATOR-FIRST SAFETY
Fast does not mean casual.
TAC-GCS surfaces aircraft readiness, names failing pre-arm conditions and uses deliberate confirmation for high-consequence commands. Emergency keyboard controls remain available when a mouse or interface path cannot be relied upon.
Every new or changed flight behavior must be verified against real ArduPilot SITL or the actual flight controller before operational reliance. Operations remain subject to agency policy, aircraft configuration and applicable aviation regulations.
TAC-GCS by AirCAV Global
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