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1 year ago Cant see this one in the list of US platforms. Comms Name: JTT Used On: RC-135V/W, RC-135U, E-8, E-3B/C/G, DDG-51s, CVNs, Ticonderoga's Range : Global as it is a SATCOM based system (UHF Duplex Satcom) Number of Channels: 50+ Data Quality: JTIDS quality - uses J Mesasage styles, Near real time intel. Real Time Blue Force Data. Real Time Survivor Data. Can Talk To: Only to JTT equipped units, Ground Stations Special Features; Can utilise CIB (Common Interactive Broadcast), Blue Force Tracker, Survivor Data. Use the sources for the platforms, Probably enough for the sim. Complicated network.
https://www.leonardodrs.com/what-we-do/products-and-services/joint-tactical-terminal-integrated-broadcast-service-jtt-ibs/ https://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/systems/ibs.htm?utm_content=cmp-true https://jitc.fhu.disa.mil/projects/uhf/index.aspx https://www.leonardodrs.com/media/10582/ibs-situational-awareness-infographic.pdf
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claudejdev
Those who follow beta releases may have seen that DB 500 came with a foundation for our upcoming comms overhaul. If not, you can read my plan for these changes in the latest changelog.
To support this initiative, we will need to fill out existing platforms with their various comms systems (datalinks, radios, etc.). We did a pass on modern US datalinks in 500, but there are undoubtably still some we missed -- and there are lots of international comms systems we don't have in the DB. So, hit us with your best shot: obscure datalinks that only showed up in one fighter (thanks, Russia), country-specific links (e.g., Link T), or even just filling in generic radio entries with the actual system employed. Please also let us know if an existing comms entry needs to be applied to new platforms, or removed from existing ones.
Since the information we need to add a new comms entry is fairly limited and I don't want to clog up the GitHub with a million tickets for this, consider the comments below a submission point for comms stuff.
As a general format, you can use:
Comms Name: Used On: Range: Number of "Channels": i.e., how many systems can be on the net at one time Data Quality: i.e., "General Location", "Tactical Picture" (good enough for ASuW targeting but not AAW), "AAW", "BMD", or "FMV" Can Talk To: What other comms links this one can talk to (or be talked to by), and whether the relationship is mutual or one-way Special Features: e.g., AESA Antenna, LPI/LPD, Jam Resistant, Send/Receive Only
Don't sweat it if you don't know some of this information, and feel free to add anything else you think is useful. And as always, source your stuff!