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To: Red Badger
In 2019, concerns were raised by the Pentagon of the possibility that the F-35 could be hacked.

Time to drag all those old Tomcats out from the boneyard.

At least they can't be hacked.

7 posted on 09/21/2023 12:51:24 PM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President. A conservative who fights and wins..)
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To: Drew68
Time to drag all those old Tomcats out from the boneyard.
At least they can't be hacked.

You'd have to go back farther, before the F-16.

Link 4 is a non-secure data link used for providing vector commands to USAF and other NATO fighter aircraft. It is a netted, time division link operating in the UHF band at 5,000 bits per second. There are 2 separate "Link 4s": Link 4A and Link 4C.

Link 4A TADIL C is one of several Tactical Data Links now in operation in the United States Armed Services and forces of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Link-4A plays an important role by providing digital surface-to-air, air-to-surface, and air-to-air tactical communications. Originally designated Link-4, this link was designed to replace voice communications for the control of tactical aircraft. The use of Link-4 has since been expanded to include communication of digital data between surface and airborne platforms. First installed in the late 1950s, Link-4A has achieved a reputation for being reliable. But Link-4A's transmissions are not secure, nor are they jam-resistant. However, Link-4A is easy to operate and maintain without serious or long-term connectivity problems.

94 posted on 09/22/2023 9:56:56 PM PDT by meadsjn (, )
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