Link No | STANAG | Working Title | Final title / description | Communi- cation | Gene- ration | Comments |
1 |
5501 |
NATO data link between Air Defence Main Control Centres |
Link 1 – Tactical Data Exchange for Air Defence |
Point-to-point |
1st S–Series |
Ground Link between NADGE entities limited and not secure |
2 |
|
Radar to Control Centre Data Link |
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|
1st |
Cancelled (includes in Link 1) |
3 |
|
Control Centre to higher HQ Data Links |
SHOC Early Warning System |
Point-to-point |
1st |
Slow Speed Warning Link from evaluation centres to SHAPE |
4 |
5504 |
Ground to Air Data Link |
Link 4 – TDL for the Control of Military aircraft |
Point-to-point |
1st C/R–Series |
Compatible to US TADIL–C to be operated in NATO UHF (225–400 MHz) RF band |
5 |
|
Fast HF Automatic Link |
Broadcast |
|
1st |
Cancelled (see Link 11) |
6 |
5506 (Draft) |
Missile Base to Control Centre Link |
Link 6 – (NADGE Link) SAM Automatic Data Link |
Point-to-point |
1st |
Draft STANAG (US MBDL, ATDL–1, PADIL) |
7 |
5507 (Draft) |
ATC / Defence Link |
Link 7 – TDL for ATC |
Point-to-point |
1st |
|
8 |
|
HF Automatic Link |
|
Broadcast |
1st |
Cancelled (see Link 1) |
9 |
|
SOC / Airbase Link |
|
|
1st |
|
10 |
5510 |
Ship – Ship Link |
Link 10 – Maritime Tactical Data Exchange |
Broadcast |
2nd M–Series |
STANAG cancelled (was used by BE, NL and UK) |
11 |
5511 |
Fast HF Automatic Link |
Link 11 – Maritime Tactical Data Exchange |
Broadcast |
2nd M–Series |
Compatible to US TADIL–A to be operated in the HF & NATO UHF RF bands |
11B |
5511 (Vol. II) |
|
Link 11B – Tactical Data Exchange |
Point-to-point |
2nd M–Series |
Compatible to the US TADIL–B Ground to Ground TDL |
12 |
|
Fast HF Automatic Link |
|
|
|
Cancelled (see Link 11) |
13 |
|
HF Automatic Link |
|
Broadcast |
|
Cancelled (see Link 11) |
14 |
5514 |
Slow Semi–Automatic Link |
Link 14 – Maritime TDL |
Broadcast |
1st D/M/S/E–Series |
Ship–Ship & Ship–Shore (only few applications) |
15 |
|
Slow Semi–Automatic Link |
|
|
|
Ship–Ship, Cancelled |
16 |
5516 |
High Capacity, ECM Resistant, Multifunctional, TDMA Link |
Link 16 – ECM Resistant Tactical Data Exchange |
Broadcast |
3rd J–Series |
Compatible to US TADIL–J (STANAG 4175 – Technical Characteristics of MIDS) |
21 |
5521 (Draft) |
Link in support of ACCS – (LISA) |
|
Point-to-point |
3rd J–Series |
Under development (planned to replace Link 1 and Link 11B) |
22 |
5522 (Draft) |
NATO Improved Link 11 – (NILE) |
Link 22 |
|
3rd J–Series |
Under development (planned to replace Link 11) |
|
5601 |
Standard for Interface of Data Links 1, 11, 11B, and 14 through a buffer |
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|
see AdalP 12 |
|
5602 |
Standard Interface for Multiple Platform Link Evaluation (SIMPLE) |
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Enables transmission of J-Series (TADIL-J) messages over IP-based protocols |
MIL-STD-6020 |
5616 |
Standard for data forwarding between tactical data systems employing Links 11/11B and tactical data systems employing Link 16 |
MIL-STD-6020, DoD Interoperability Standard: Data Forwarding between TDLs |
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IJMS |
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ECM Resistant Communication System (ERCS) |
IJMS – Interim JTIDS/MIDS Message Specification |
Broadcast |
2nd, M–Series |
Interim Data Link Standard to be replaced by Link 16 |
SADL |
|
Situational Awareness Data Link |
SADL – Situational Awareness Data Link |
Broadcast |
1st, K-Series 2nd, K/J–Series |
Data link adopted from EPLRS to provide A-10s and F-16s data link capability air-to-ground and air-to-air |