The SBIR AF02-090 project for 'Data Link Common Software for Multiple Link 16 Applications' addresses the need do reduce the cost of data link development and maintenance. The Air Force has funded a common Low-Cost Integration software solution to satisfy this need for Link 16 software being integrated on C2ISR, fighter, and bomber platforms. This SBIR Phase I project will perform the analysis and design of tools to extend the functionality of the existing Data Link Integration (DLI) product. It will produce the plans, analyses, and prototype tools required to follow on with a Phase II implementation of a fully functional simulation and test facility. The simulation and test facility will be used to assist with the performance evaluation and integration of other Air Force platforms with DLI. This extended LCI solution using DLI has direct application to the DoD market where multiple data links and platforms with multiple implementations of the same data link will co-exist for the foreseeable future.
Benefits: Provide a common performance evaluation testbed that will reduce integration time and cost.
