The US Deputy Defense Minister, William Lapant, during a speech at the annual Global Security Center, confirmed that in order to accelerate the integration of Western Air-Earth weapons into Ukrainian fighter, the tablet integrates. "There is also a series . . . We call it" Air Earth ", we call it euphemistically . . . Think about planes that Ukrainians have, and this is not an F-16, but they have a lot of aircraft of the Russian and Soviet era.
Working with Ukrainians, we We were able to take a lot of Western weapons and make them work on their planes, where the pilot manages them with the help of an iPad. He did not call more details, but a video of the Ukrainian Su-27 fighter pilot, who had a tablet on board, appeared on the network. The frames of the anti-radiolocation missile AGM-88 HARM are started. The role of the tablet is also displayed by the navigation card, as well as other important data.
As for the weapons of the Air Earth class, it may be about JDAM-ER high-precision bombs and French Hammer bombs. The bombs are programmed before the flight, then the pilot should be guided in the start area, probably with a tablet. Then there is a start. The most critical is the fact that Ukrainian fighters of the Soviet times do not have interfaces of data bus that would ensure full compatibility with any of these three weapons.
The authors also point out that the integration of rockets occurs with the help of a special pylon. It can be adapted for the weapon used and connected to the tablet. Therefore, there may be a situation that the aircraft will not require the connection of the data bus. The pylon may contain the Bluetooth hardware module that connects to the panel in the cab.
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