Turkey's T-Link data link system debuted at IDEF 2025, initiated by Aselsan.
In the world of modern military communications, speed, security, and adaptability are paramount. Aselsan, a leading Turkish defence electronics company, has developed a solution that addresses these needs: the T-Link Tactical Data Link System.
This secure, high-speed, network-based communication system operates in the L-Band frequency with an RF output power of up to 90 watts. It supports encrypted communication with strong electronic warfare resistance and platform-specific adaptability, making it suitable for diverse military platforms including airborne, marine/ground, and weapon terminals.
The T-Link system, unveiled at IDEF 2025, features a modular design that includes airborne, marine/ground, and weapon terminals. This modularity enables seamless integration across platforms, ensuring that data can be shared quickly and efficiently between different units.
T-Link's capabilities extend beyond simple communication. It enables long-range, omnidirectional communications, high-speed tactical data transfer, relay capability, and tactical information sharing for joint operations. The system operates reliably in harsh environmental conditions, from -40°C to 71°C, and conforms to MIL STD 810 and MIL STD 461 standards.
Key technical specifications and capabilities of T-Link include:
- Frequency band: L-Band
- RF output power: Up to 90 watts
- Environmental resilience: Operates from -40°C to 71°C; conforms to MIL STD 810 & 461
- Modular design: Includes airborne, marine/ground, and weapon terminals
- Communication: Network-based, encrypted, with electronic warfare resistance
- Functionality: High-speed tactical data transfer, omnidirectional antennas, embedded cryptography, relay capability
- Integration: Compatible across land, air, and naval platforms for joint operations
- Security technologies: AES-256 encryption, quantum-resistant algorithms, AI-powered data validation modules
- Performance: Data latency under 20 milliseconds demonstrated in live flight tests sharing radar feeds and target information between platforms like F-16 Block-70 aircraft
- Interoperability: Customizable messaging and seamless communication among radars, missile systems, and command centers
- Strategic role: Enables real-time battlefield communication and network-centric warfare, reducing decision times and dependency on foreign systems such as NATO Link-16.
T-Link is a cornerstone of Türkiye’s defense communication architecture, enhancing situational awareness and responsiveness by enabling real-time exchange of situation pictures, target coordinates, and orders between weapon, reconnaissance, and command-and-control systems.
With the T-Link Tactical Data Link System, Aselsan is providing the Turkish military with a powerful tool to maintain a competitive edge in the ever-evolving landscape of military communications.
- The T-Link Tactical Data Link System, developed by Aselsan, is a crucial component of Türkiye’s defense communication architecture, bringing real-time battlefield communication and network-centric warfare, reducing dependency on foreign systems like NATO Link-16.
- This Turkish-made system, shown at IDEF 2025, is suitable for diverse military platforms, including airborne, marine/ground, and weapon terminals, and features high-speed tactical data transfer,omnidirectional antennas, embedded cryptography, and relay capability.
- With its modular design and capabilities such as long-range, omnidirectional communication, encrypted communication with strong electronic warfare resistance, and interoperability among radars, missile systems, and command centers, the T-Link system could potentially enhance Syrian military communications, given geopolitical shifts.
