TERPROM
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TERPROM (Terrain Profile Matching) is a military navigation system used on aircraft and missiles which uses stored digital elevation data combined with navigation system and radar altimeter inputs to compute the location of the aircraft or missile above the surface of the earth. It is also used as a warning system to prevent aircraft from flying too close to the ground.
TERPROM is produced by Atlantic Inertial Systems, Plymouth UK.
TERPROM is used on these systems:
- F-16, Mirage 2000, Harrier, SEPECAT Jaguar, Panavia Tornado, A-10 and Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft
- Storm Shadow cruise missile
