Should Tranche 3 Typhoon be scrapped?

[Ryttare]

Only the 8 aircraft can receive the data. Its a kind of small network for flights/packages. The data/information come from various sources, but I haven't the time to give them to you now and some things come from sources for which no links exist, because they aren't from the internet.

Ok, so in this sense TIDLS is more capable, because 4 units can transmit and an unlimited number can receive. Can you tell what kind of source you have? Is it available as a book or similar?

 

[Scorpion82]

Ok, so in this sense TIDLS is more capable, because 4 units can transmit and an unlimited number can receive. Can you tell what kind of source you have? Is it available as a book or similar?

Does it mean an unlimited number of receivers for the 4 ship formation?
No there is no book. Unfortunately most sources I have aren't in english but german. If you have no problem with that I can give you some links, but as mentioned I can't give you links to every source.

It's important to note that the 8 aircraft can all contribute their data to the network (first receive by a host platform and then distibuted to an unlimited number of receivers) but this transmissions doesn't contain all the information the 8 aircraft can exchange between each other.

 

[Ryttare]

Does it mean an unlimited number of receivers for the 4 ship formation?
No there is no book. Unfortunately most sources I have aren't in english but german. If you have no problem with that I can give you some links, but as mentioned I can't give you links to every source.

It's important to note that the 8 aircraft can all contribute their data to the network (first receive by a host platform and then distibuted to an unlimited number of receivers) but this transmissions doesn't contain all the information the 8 aircraft can exchange between each other.

Up to four aircraft can be active (transmitting) on the datalink at any one time and an unlimited number can be passive, receiving data from other sources. The datalink net is effective over many hundreds of miles and extensive testing has shown the system to be unjammable.

In short, four aircraft can transmit their data at full speed simultaneously to any other TIDLS capable aircraft within range.

http://www.gripen.com/NR/rdonlyres/FE463B06-8C9B-4A49-A382-999C6AF1E53B/0/gripen_news_2001_01.pdf

I would like to see more info on MIDS, but my german is really weak, especially technical jargong, but I might find someone who can translate for me.

Especially more specific data on the transmitting/receiving capability within these 8 aircraft would be rally appreciated, thanks.

 

[Scorpion82]

Ok here are some links, maybe you can also use translation programmes.
So every Gripen broadcasts its information? That would mean more RF emissions.

german links:
http://eurofighter.airpower.at/sensorik-mids.htm
http://www.airpower.at/news07/0402_mids-lvt/index.html
http://www.link16.de/

english links
http://www.viasat.com/mids/
http://www.rockwellcollins.com/ecat/gs/MIDS_LVT.html
http://www.lm-isgs.co.uk/defence/datalinks/link_16.htm
http://www.euromids.com/product.aspx

 

[Ryttare]

Ok here are some links, maybe you can also use translation programmes.
So every Gripen broadcasts its information? That would mean more RF emissions.

Thanks for the links, I think I will have time to look into them tomorrow. I might come back with questions if there is something I don't understand.

No, only the maximum 4 Gripens that can transmit simultaneusly send out their data. More can transmit, but not at the same time. Those who will use any significant bandwidth are also probably using their radars so the difference these short bursts cause in emissions are hopefully quite small.