Joint Tactical Information Distribution System
Joint Tactical Information Distribution System ( JTIDS ; German Common Tactical Information Distribution System ) is a military radio system that can work according to the time division multiplex (TDMA) in the frequency range 890 - 1215 MHz.
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Originally developed for the US armed forces, the system may be used today. a. used in the entire area of NATO air defense. It operates in the frequency range 960 - 1215 MHz, which according to VO Funk is assigned to the air navigation service as the primary user worldwide. In addition, this frequency range is reserved on a worldwide basis for the use and development of electronic flight navigation aids on board aircraft and the use and development of the associated facilities on board. Therefore, the overall JTIDS / MIDS system in NATO Europe only has one frequency availability with restrictions and requirements.
Development since 1970
The development of the JTIDS began in the mid-1970s to replace the tactical data link Link 4 (Fighter Data Link) with a multifunctional radio using the Tactical Data Link 16 with the following functions:
- Radio data transmission
- digital voice transmission
- secure identification
- Integration of TACAN
The Tactical Data Link 16 are transmitted in accordance with the Standardization Agreement ( STANAG for short ) 5516. Another system that uses the Link 16 method in NATO is the Multifunctional Information Distribution System ( MIDS for short ).
JTIDS and MIDS are technically largely compatible, so that they are often used synonymously as a term.
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- ↑ Frequency availability for JTIDS / MIDS see NATO Joint Civil / Military Frequency Agreement (NJFA) frequency range 960–1215 MHz.
- ↑ Article 709, Frequency Band Allocation Plan for the Federal Republic of Germany, 1994.