The weapons school is buying JTAC ViaSat Link-16 handheld radios. Link-16 is pretty common around the range between aircraft. However the times I've listened to fighter weapons school training with JTAC, it was in the clear.
One of the interesting comms I heard was the JTAC setting up a strike on one of the targets that apparently had a mannequin outside it. The pilot said something like "confirm that is not a real man." Not a bad idea to verify this.
Though not very realistic, anything manned around the range is painted white. The Rolands for example.
https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/ACC/99CONS/FA486118QC069/listing.html
https://www.viasat.com/products/handheld-link-16-bats-d
A bit OT, but here is the contract for the JTAC laser pointers.
https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/ACC/99CONS/FA486118QC063/listing.html
JTAC | IZLID ULTRA | B.E. Meyers & Co., Inc.
And the IR cameras:
https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/ACC/99CONS/FA486118QC067/listing.html
One of the interesting comms I heard was the JTAC setting up a strike on one of the targets that apparently had a mannequin outside it. The pilot said something like "confirm that is not a real man." Not a bad idea to verify this.
Though not very realistic, anything manned around the range is painted white. The Rolands for example.
https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/ACC/99CONS/FA486118QC069/listing.html
https://www.viasat.com/products/handheld-link-16-bats-d
A bit OT, but here is the contract for the JTAC laser pointers.
https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/ACC/99CONS/FA486118QC063/listing.html
JTAC | IZLID ULTRA | B.E. Meyers & Co., Inc.
And the IR cameras:
https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/ACC/99CONS/FA486118QC067/listing.html