Link 16 with Network Enabled Weapons
Description
The Link 16 course covers the most important topics effecting Link 16. The three-day course includes 21 instructional modules and is one of our most popular courses. The Link 16 Network Enabled Weapons course not only explains this new capability in great detail, it offers insight into where it may lead when coupled with Link 16 Enhanced Throughput, Concurrent Multi-Netting, and Concurrent Contention Receive. The course contains hundreds of graphics and animations designed specifically to help the student visualize how the capability is delivered in the joint battlespace.
US citizenship is required for this course.
Who Should Attend:
US citizenship is required for this course.
Course Outline:
- Introduction to Link 16
- Link 16 Documentation
- System Characteristics
- Time Division Multiple Access
- Network Participation Groups
- J-Series Messages
- Waveform Generation
- Time Slot Components
- Message Packing and Pulses
- Link 16 Networks / Nets
- Network Access Modes
- Terminal Synchronization
- Link 16 Network Time
- Network Roles
- Terminal Navigation
- Network Relays
- Network Communications Security
- Link 16 Pulse Deconfliction
- Terminal RF Modes
- Time Slot Duty Factor
- Link 16 Terminals
- Introduction to Link 16 NEW
- NEW Message to NPG Mapping
- J11 Messages (Background Data)
- J11.0 Weapon Response / Status Message
- J11.1 Weapon Directive Message
- J11.2 Weapon Coordination Message
- J11.X Message Acknowledgement
- Weapon In-Flight Track Query / Response / Report
- Bomb-Hit Indication Report
- Target Updates / Retargeting / Mission Supplement
- J11.X Loiter / Abort Messages
- Weapon Handoff
- Contact Reports
- J11.X Ping / EMCON / 3rd Party Communications
Applicability: This training is especially useful to Link 16 operators and engineers that require an in-depth understanding of the technical aspects of Link 16, Link 16 terminals, and Network Enabled Weapons. It is also suitable for beginners looking to understand Link 16 and NEW, as a review for those with Link 16 experience, or anyone wishing to upskill their current knowledge.
Instructor(s):
Patrick Pierson a retired U.S. Navy (USN) Joint Interface Control Officer (JICO), is the Managing Director of NCS. Patrick has more than 30 years of operational Tactical Data Link (TDL) experience, and has developed more than 75 TDL training courses which have been delivered to thousands of students around the globe. He is also responsible for the design of the Multi-TDL Planning System, OPTASK Link Generator, Network Design Tool, INDE Processing Program, Improved TSDF Calculator, JFAR, JCM, JAR Generator, and the Link 16 Pulse Planning System. Prior to his retirement, Patrick served as the Theatre JICO for the Commander US Naval Forces Europe and Commander US Naval Forces Sixth Fleet, and was part of the JICO teams for Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Allied Force, and dozens of Joint and Coalition exercises.