Air & Space Forces Magazine

The Space Development Agency (SDA) has demonstrated the first-ever Link 16 network broadcast from space to the ground, the agency announced Nov. 28—a key milestone for its new constellation of satellites.

In a release, SDA said it conducted three Link 16 demonstrations over the course of a week leading up to the announcement. The tests involved sending signals to and from low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to ground-based receivers using terrestrial radios.

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