plawolf
Lieutenant General
in 2006 pakistan request the purchased up to 96 rockwell collin link-16 terminal to retrofit existing F-16 fleet,this could means that the ZDK-03 JTIDS are specailly design to operate same frequency as USAF link-16.
No. There is no way the US would allow China access to the Link 16 to integrate it to the ZDK, and no way China would allow the US access to their Link 16 equivalent to make the ZDK compatible Link 16 equipped F16s.
It's a similar case with JF17 and western Link 16 enabled AWACS, and that is why Pakistan operates two types of AWACS. The ZDK to operate with JF17s and other Chinese equipped fighters, and Erieye for F16s and other western equipped aircraft.
Military systems are bespoke and highly specialized for maximum security. There is no universal standard like bluetooth or wifi.