AvroLanc Posted May 23, 2020 Posted May 23, 2020 (edited) Just a question to those out there who might know.... How extensive are the air to ground datalink functions in the Hornet? Obviously Link 16 can have ground tracks pushed to the network. How ED might implement this is up for guess work. Presumably the SA page will display ground tracks with a unique symbol. Probably colour coded in the same way as air contacts. The question is...can the Hornet’s system interact with those tracks? Do you hook or select the tracks to be used as a designation? Can you create a permanent record of the track, possibly by creating a markpoints at its location? There’s a TXDSG, or transmit designation function on the SA page. This is apparently to share designation points within the flight. But same question, can you interact with the TXDSG (select/store) or is it just for general SA? Thirdly, can the Hornet share markpoints between flight members? This is very useful for certain tasks, such as CAS. The A10C can, through its TDL/SADL (not ours yet, but maybe A10C II? ED?) and the F-16 could do this well before Link 16 with its Improved Data Modem. Viper can share radar cursor position and markpoints with all 4 flight members. Super useful. I’m thinking ahead to the future, anyone? Edited May 23, 2020 by AvroLanc
isotaan Posted May 23, 2020 Posted May 23, 2020 The Harpoon is capable of launching on a datalinked target. I hope we get similar functionality.
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