Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to upgrade Link 11 to Link 22 secure digital radio link.
Yes, the Ministry of Defence has plans to upgrade Link 11 to Link 22.
We plan to sustain Link 11 capabilities, until the out-of-service date of 2025, with some minor software upgrades to enhance the ability to forward data from Link 11 equipped platforms to Link 16 and Link 22 equipped platforms and systems.