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U.S. Navy took control of airborne EW pod from ship using Link 16

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A team from Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division successfully took control of an airborne electronic warfare (EW) pod mounted on a AV-8B from a ship using Link 16 during Talisman Sabre 2015 in Australia.

US Navy 080713-N-5681S-279 An AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 264 (REIN) of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit makes a vertical landing
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Starkey [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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