Data Link Solutions and the MIDS JTRS Industry and Military Team conducted a live demonstration of the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS-JTRS). Data Link Solutions, which was established by BAE Systems and Rockwell Collins to pursue next-generation Link 16 applications, said the demonstration involved a MIDS-JTRS form-fit terminal interfacing with a legacy MIDS Low Volume Terminal (LVT) radio and a Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) beacon simulator. MIDS JTRS, being developed jointly by ViaSat and Data Link Solutions, provides an incremental path for migration to a software communications compliant architecture. The program adds three JTRS channels within the MIDS-LVT form factor while maintaining plug-and-play backward compatibility with the MIDS-LVT for Link 16 and TACAN capabilities. The Link 16 waveform communicated with position and track data being transferred between the radios, while another radio provided range and bearing data from a TACAN beacon simulator. The demonstration was performed for the Joint Programs Executive Office board of directors at the Pentagon.