▁equipment ▁has ▁proven , ▁in ▁detailed ▁field ▁demonstr ations ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁A W AC S ▁and ▁J ST AR S ▁deployment ▁in ▁Des ert ▁Storm , ▁the ▁cap ability ▁of ▁basic ▁Link ▁ 1 6 ▁to ▁exchange ▁user ▁data ▁at ▁ 1 1 5 ▁k bit / s , ▁error - cor re ction - coded . ▁( Comp are ▁this ▁to ▁typical ▁tact ical ▁systems ▁at ▁ 1 6 ▁k bit / s , ▁which ▁also ▁have ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁overhead s ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁ 5 0 % ▁to ▁supply ▁the ▁same ▁transmission ▁reli ability .) ▁ ▁While ▁princip ally ▁a ▁data ▁network , ▁Link ▁ 1 6 ▁rad ios ▁can ▁provide ▁high ▁quality ▁voice ▁channels ▁and ▁navigation ▁services ▁as ▁accurate ▁as ▁any ▁in ▁the ▁invent ory . ▁Every ▁Link ▁ 1 6 ▁user ▁can ▁identify ▁itself ▁to ▁other ▁similarly ▁equ ipped ▁platforms ▁at ▁ranges ▁well ▁beyond ▁what ▁Mark ▁XII ▁Ident ification ▁Friend ▁or ▁F oe ▁( I FF ) ▁systems ▁can ▁provide . ▁Additionally , ▁Link ▁ 1 6 - equ ipped ▁platforms ▁capable ▁of ▁identification ▁through ▁other ▁means ▁( such ▁as ▁rad ar ▁and ▁T EN C AP ▁Blue ▁Force ▁Track ing ) ▁can ▁pass ▁that ▁" ind irect " ▁identification ▁data ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁SA ▁exchange . ▁The ▁capabilities ▁of ▁Link ▁ 1 6 ▁are ▁best ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁J T ID S ▁or ▁its ▁follow - on ▁Mult if unction al ▁Information ▁Distribution ▁System ▁( M ID S ) ▁terminal s . ▁The