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 "title": "Linking the Frontline: NATO’s Push for Interoperable Tactical Data Links in CEE",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/linking-the-frontline-natos-push-for-interoperable-tactical-data-links-in-eastern-europe/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/linking-the-frontline-natos-push-for-interoperable-tactical-data-links-in-eastern-europe/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2025-03-28T08:24:51.000+01:00",
 "updated": "2025-03-28T18:26:39.000+01:00",
 "excerpt": "As NATO strengthens its eastern flank, interoperability is essential. With increased deployments in Poland and the Baltics, the alliance is fast-tracking modernization and standardization of tactical data links—centered on Link 16—across forces, platforms, and commands.",
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