Stores-Aircraft Interface

Abstract

Stores-Aircraft Interface: This project conducts stores-aircraft interface upgrades and standards development to include the Universal Armament Interface (UAI) and Universal Navigation Interface (UNI). UAI and UNI are Air Force initiatives to develop standardized software interfaces in aircraft weapons and Mission Planning. UAI standardizes software interfaces to support integration of weapons independent of aircraft Operational Flight Programs (OFP) cycles. UAI is currently being implemented on the F-15E, F-16 Block 40/50 and EPAF(European Participating Air Forces) F-16 aircraft, Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) I and II, Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), Laser JDAM, Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-off Missile (JASSM) and Precision Guided Munitions Planning Software (PGMPS). Additional aircraft and weapons, including but not limited to, Joint Strike Fighter (JSF/F-35), B-1, B-52, LRS-B, MQ-9, JASSM-ER, CWDS as well as Army and Navy UAVs and Navy F/A-18s, have program plans to implement UAI. UNI standardizes software interfaces between the Embedded Global Positioning/Inertial Navigation System (EGI/INS) and the aircraft and weapons. The UAI program office is responsible for development and enhancement of the standard (U.S. and allied), support to coalition/allied/joint interoperability efforts for weapons-platform interface efforts, provision of certification tools and implementation support to aircraft and weapons.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2018
Source ID
655361_0604602F_5_3600_PB_2018

Tags

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Military Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy

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