TATRAPAN AD is a mobile AD system designed for command and control of SAM units in real time.
TATRAPAN AD was designed as a joint project of several companies. (main contractor VTU Liptovsky Mikulas)
TATRAPAN AD consists of a hardware set mounted into armoured container located on a chassis of TATRA 815 6x6 vehicle.

TATRAPAN AD is fitted with:
· Commander workstation
· Chief of Staff workstation (commander back-up workstation)
· Air Force liaison officer workstation
· Multiradar data processing equipment
· Supervisor workplace with communication and other equipment
· Data/voice recording device.

· plot/track data receipt from PSR / SSR and/or Air Defence multi-radar network
· secondary and tertiary (multiradar) processing of radar data
· recognized air picture display at commander/chief of staff workstations
· display of weapon locations positioned by GPS
· weapon status data processing – system database reconfiguration
· round-the-clock air situation evaluation – for timely employment of most suited weapon system – support to commander decision-making process
· fire units tasking
· missions co-ordination with the Air Force
· mission planning support
· monitoring/archiving of equipment operational status, weapon systems, and data communication
· monitoring and record/archiving of operator activities
· combat simulation and operator training

Weapon systems controlled in real time .. up to 6
Reaction time ........................................... within 2 sec
Local radars ............................................ up to 8
Radio data communication coverage ...... up to 20 km, line-of-sight
Weapons database ................................. user defined

Slovak Air Forces .... 2 system (TATRAPAN AD was delivered to replace the original K1 system for SAM control of SA-6 series.)