The evolution of airborne tactical networks (ATNs) is impeded by the network ossification problem. As a solution, net-work virtualization (NV) can provide a flexible and scalable archi-tecture where virtual network embedding (VNE) is a key part. However, existing VNE algorithms cannot be optimally adopted in the virtualization of ATN due to the complex interference in air-combat field. In this context, a highly reliable VNE algorithm based on the transmission rate for ATN virtualization (TR-ATVNE) is proposed to adapt well to the specific electromagnetic envi-ronment of ATN. Our algorithm coordinates node and link map-ping. In the node mapping, transmission-rate resource is firstly defined to effectively evaluate the ranking value of substrate nodes under the interference of both environmental noises and enemy attacks. Meanwhile, a feasible splitting rule is proposed for path splitting in the link mapping, considering the interfer-ence between wireless links. Simulation results reveal that our algorithm is able to improve the acceptance ratio of virtual net-work requests while maintaining a high revenue-to-cost ratio un-der the complex electromagnetic interference.