Providing link-16 on disadvantaged platforms using the multi-role advanced tranceiver

Link-16 is a secure, anti-jam communications protocol that has been fielded extensively throughout the US and NATO Armed services for aircraft, ground elements and maritime vessels. This paper highlights the Link-16 demonstration results of the Multi-role Advanced Transceiver (MAX) terminal during the Navy´s Trident Warrior 2007 exercise. The MAX terminal is a small form-factor, software-defined radio capable of implementing UHF line-of-sight, UHF satellite communications, or Link-16 interchangeably over a single channel. The results of the Trident Warrior 2007 demonstration show that the MAX terminal offers an unprecedented level of visual situational awareness for enhanced tracking and targeting via Link-16 for disadvantaged platforms.