Originally Posted by
Courtney Mil
KenV, if I have understood the question correctly, then I can assure you that Link 16 can. Regardless of the number of sensors involved, as long as each contributing platform only produces one track for every friendly, enemy and other asset, the volume is the same. Good fusion ensures that, mostly.
I guess that's my point. A "typical" (if there is such a thing) 5th Gen fight of 4 v 8 would seem to result in quite a bit more than "one track for every friendly, enemy and other asset." It would require sharing passive sensor data from all four friendly aircraft in real time to develop a precision 3D image of the battlespace.
But I agree that Link 16 will likely always have a place in the battle space. It is just too ubiquitous to abandon.