DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 9410.5D
N2N6
17 Jan 2019
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 9410.5D
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: NAVY TACTICAL COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS,
INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE
INTEROPERABILITY PROCEDURAL INTERFACE STANDARDS
REQUIREMENTS, CERTIFICATION, AND TESTING
Ref: (a) DoD Instruction 8330.01 of 21 May 2014
(b) CJCSI 3170.01I
(c) SECNAVINST 5000.2E
(d) NAVSEAINST 9410.2A, NAVAIRINST 5230.20A, and SPAWARINST 5234.1A
(e) OPNAVINST 5239.22
(f) Navy Interoperability Configuration Management Plan for Procedural Interface
Standards (NOTAL)
(g) MIL-HDBK-524, DoD Handbook Interoperable Systems Management and
Requirement Transformation, 26 Jun 2012 (NOTAL)
(h) SPAWARINST 5401.5
(i) COMNAVSURFORINST 3502.1D
(j) COMNAVAIRFORINST 3500.20D
(k) COMUSFLTFORCOM NORFOLK VA 261401Z JUN 14
1. Purpose. To provide guidance to echelons 1 to 3 commands relating to procedural interface
standards, interoperability, certification of, and testing for naval command, control,
communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems. This
revision changes integrated broadcast service to Common Interactive Broadcast. This instruction
is a complete revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 9410.5C.
3. Scope and Applicability. Per references (a) through (c), this guidance applies to all system
development managers of tactical Navy command, control, communications, computers,
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems which implement tactical data links (TDL)
and other procedural interface standards that fulfill tactical data exchange requirements, to
include those systems acquired via rapid prototyping, and fleet initiative programs. TDLs
include Link 11, Link 16, and Link 22 Joint Range Extension Application Protocol A-B-C,
Multi-Function Advanced Data Link, Common Interactive Broadcast, Over-The-Horizon
Targeting GOLD, Variable Message Format, Message Text Format, and any future advanced
TDL.
