#Link16
The delivery of two ASC 890 early warning aircraft to Ukraine is on schedule. Likely, they will be integrated w ith F-16's Link16. bsky.app/profile/noel...
🇸🇪✈️ Sweden will deliver ASC 890 airborne early warning aircraft to Ukraine as planned, the Swedish Defense Ministry confirmed. The timing depends on modifications to F-16 jets but remains on schedule. No delays have been reported.

www.delfi.lt/ru/abroad/gl...
Минобороны Швеции: Самолеты ДРЛО передадут Украине после подготовки F-16
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March 22, 2025 at 7:19 AM
5) War es wirklich Friendly-Fire, welches die F-16 abschoss, haben Dinge unter Punkt 3 und 4 versagt.

Das Link16 hätte geholfen die Gefahr von Friendly-Fire zu reduzieren, aber es hätte es sicher nicht verhindert. Den Knopf zum Abschuss drückt immer noch ein Mensch. Ist leider so. 🤷‍♂️
February 15, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Würde den Kuwaitis auch keinen Link16 Zugang oder Mode 5 geben tbh, aber dann brauche ich halt einen anderen Plan.

Und somit… 🍿
March 2, 2026 at 9:47 AM
But the F-16s don't (yet) have Link16 to automate reception of the radar track from the radar bird. Have seen rumors that this will be changing soon.
June 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Nun, Link16 macht das möglich.

Die Experten streiten immer noch, ob dienUkraine Link16 auch bekommen hat.

Ich gehöre der Fraktion „Nein. Hat sie nicht.“ an.
February 4, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Join the dots: 1. Ukraine now flying the Saab 340 AWACS, 2. Ukrainian F16 upgraded to be compatible with Saab 340, 3. Link16 announcement (maybe way off in this last one tho)
Now we just need Europe to supply Meteor for some extra long range air-to-air love 😈
June 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Understanding Voice and Data Link Networking
Northrop Grumman's Guide to Secure Tactical Data Links

December 2014 (320 pages)
mega.nz/file/gIElzaZ... #Link16 #Link11 #Link22 #VMF #EPLRS #SADL #JREAP #IFDL #MADL
November 17, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Het Delta-systeem van Oekraïne is een goed alternatief voor het Amerikaanse Palantir en Link16, die veel NAVO-landen zoals Nederland gebruiken, legt HCSS defensie expert Peter Wijninga uit bij EenVandaag.
Hoe het Oekraïense 'Delta'-systeem voor drones ook goed voor de NAVO kan zijn
Met een soort Google Maps in een oogopslag alles zien wat jouw drones zien op het slagveld. In maart verloren de Russen mede door dit Oekraïense Delta-systee...
buff.ly
April 21, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Mutta onko se Link16 vai Link22 🤔
January 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Limiting factor for Russia will be that they need to launch at 50000 feet and they will be seen at 400km distance by GlobalEyes which can conveniently direct Meteor by Link16 directly to the engagement area at maximum limit of engagement of Meteor carried by JAS 39.
May 28, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Datalink have emissions... If it is transmitting.
If it is in receive mode, it doesn't radiate anything.
And there is lot of creative solutions off the shelf to make datalink now. Link16 is only one option.
June 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Die europäischen Militärluftfahrzeuge bekommen endlich softwaredefinierte Datenlinkradios namens "F-EMIDS". Damit kann man weiterhin Link16, aber künftig auch andere souveräne Standards parallel verwenden.
militaeraktuell.at/emids2-daten...
EMIDS 2: Neuer Datenlink für Europas Kampfflugzeuge
Vier europäische Unternehmen arbeiten an der Verbesserung der Kommunikation und Interoperabilität europäischer Kampfflugzeuge.
militaeraktuell.at
July 24, 2026 at 9:05 AM
My favorite thing about the F35 is that thanks to link16 (soon link22) it also acts as a forward deployed stealth AWACS platform that can be used to guide almost every piece of smart ordinance onto their targets, especially those fired from other systems.

Artillery that can wall hack.
December 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
We need to put back Link16 asap into the F16, they are literally flying blind without a fully unshackled radar system.
April 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Nu spørger jeg måske om mere, end der kan svares på i det åbne domæne. Men hvor langt ned (eller måske snarere op) i NATO’s kommandostruktur er de data, der kommer fra Link16 synlige? Kan USA trække positioner fra fx danske fly ud i realtid? De data, det danske forsvar bruger i SitaWare?
Good thread on how Europe needs an organizational framework for military command, and NATO probably won't work. These are decisions that need to be made.
However, I think it's unfair in this case to criticize Europe for not being prepared. 1/2
Some thoughts from Brussels. Europe is awoken and believes America is all but gone. As such huge efforts on defense funding from EU, Germany, and others. This is real. BUT...

Europe is still not reckoning yet with its major structural security problem: No one does European defense. 1/
March 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Can you comment on how dependent Europe is on the US for Link16? It seems to me that the system, including encryption keys, is basically managed by the US?
March 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Q: When do you expect the AEW&C to arrive in Ukraine?

A: About 3-4 months after they find a solution to the Link16 problem.
May 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
According to The Wall Street Journal, the August F-16 crash that claimed the life of Oleksiy ‘Moonfish’ Mes might have been prevented if the U.S. had provided a critical tactical system.

Article: f-16.net/f-16-news-ar...

🏷️ #ukrainewar #link16
February 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I think it would be a non recognition by the link16 of the Canadian planes. Without the connection the plane is lost, no localisation, no warning and the arms rendered useless.
March 4, 2026 at 1:47 PM
„Die D-Modifikation [AIM-120] fügte einen Zwei-Wege-Kommunikationskanal hinzu und machte sie zu einem vollwertigen Mitglied des Link16-Systems, aber... Unsere Verbündeten haben uns auch hier verarscht...“

Sies schreibt ein gut informierter und der UA Luftwaffe nahe stehender Telegram Kanal.
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t.me
November 6, 2024 at 6:59 PM
ニュータイプ・・・イヤに勘が鋭すぎる嫁さんだったりおかあちゃんだったりする家族もそれはそれで怖いけど・・・いや、あれはニュータイプ同士という状況下でだけ頭の中がLink16状態になるのかな
May 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
f'n link16 >..<
May 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Yes, all the pieces say that agreement was reached to add the capability back. Have yet to see that the addition to the airframes has been completed. Link16 was initially removed from all aircraft (and other systems like Patriot) sent to Ukraine prior to delivery.
June 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
som tål att tittas på; där har Polen köpt kapacitet åt Ukraina som man nu säger sig vara beredd att koppla ner. Polackerna är med rätta upprörda över den behandlingen.

Kanske dags att utveckla ett europeiskt alternativ till Link16?
February 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Gebe ich dir absolut recht.

Es kommt auf den Verbund der Systeme an. Die NATO Piloten können aus dem Vollen schöpfen. Sie operieren zusammen mit AWACS Systemen und haben Link16 Datenaustausch. Dies gibt ihnen eine Überlegenheit.

Alles Dinge, die die UA vermutlich nicht haben wird im vollen Umfang.
February 5, 2024 at 2:20 PM