1. Weapons Control & Targeting Systems
AIAA Aircraft Design Team 2
Eric Fuchs & Nancy Fung
October 31, 2006
A/C Design Class

2. Introduction Weapons Control Link between aircraft and weapons
Controls weapon release
Targeting Systems
Sensor & radars used to locate target

3. Stores Management Systems (SMS)
Primary interface between aircraft and its weapons (stores)
Provides necessary power and control to safely release weapons
Tornado:
Weapon Programming Unit (WPU)
Weapon Control Panel (WCP-1)
Pilots Control Panel (WCP-2)
Pylon Decoder Unit (AAMU)
Intervallgerber (IVG)
Gun Electronic Unit (GEU)
Weapon Programming Unit (WPU): The main computer of the SMS. A completely dual redundant computer for safety Critical inventory and release of all weapons
Weapon Control Panel (WCP-1) for the weapons officer. An alpha numeric display 12 lines by 20 characters with soft keys to program the WPU
Pilots Control panel (WCP 2) for control of Air to Air missiles and Guns
Pylon Decoder Unit (PDU). Controls actual release of weapons and missiles
Air to Air Missile control Unit (AAMU): Controls launch of Sidewinder missiles
Intervallgerber (IVG): controls release of bomblets
Gun Electronic Unit (GEU): Controls the 27 mm cannon on the aircraft

4. Fire Control Radar Lockheed Martin
Searches, detects, locates, classifies, and prioritize multiple moving targets
Target data (i.e., azimuth, elevation, range and velocity) automatically transferred to other platforms
Used by Apache AH-64D Attack Helicopter
LONGBOW Specifications
Range
8 km
Frequency
Ka band
Modes
Surveillance,
Targeting,
RFI cued,
Terrain Profiling,
Air Overwatch
Weather
Clear to Adverse
Environments
All battlefield obscurants
Fire Control Radar = radar used to provide target information inputs to a weapon fire control system

5. LANTIRN ER Lockheed Martin (Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night Extended Range)
Day/night/under the weather capability
Altitudes from sea level to 40,000 ft
Navigation & Targeting Pod mounted beneath aircraft
Applications:
F-14, F-15E, F-16C/D
Navigation Pod: Contains a terrain-following radar and a fixed infrared sensor, which provides a visual cue and input to the aircraft's flight control system, enabling it to maintain a pre-selected altitude above the terrain and avoid obstacles. This sensor displays an infrared image of the terrain in front of the aircraft, to the pilot, on a Head-Up Display. The navigation pod enables the pilot to fly along the general contour of the terrain at high speed, using mountains, valleys and the cover of darkness to avoid detection.
Targeting Pod: Contains a high-resolution, forward-looking infrared sensor (which displays an infrared image of the target to the pilot), a laser designator/rangefinder for precise delivery of laser-guided munitions, a missile boresight correlator for automatic lock-on of the AGM-65 Maverick imaging infrared missiles, and software for automatic target tracking.

6. 4° x 4° and 1° x 1° with continuous zoom
LANTIRN ER Lockheed Martin (Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night Extended Range)
Navigation Pod (AN/AAQ-13)
Targeting Pod (AN/AAQ-14)
Weight
450 lb
Height
21.8 in
Diameter
13.7 in
Length
78.2 in
Detector Array
640 x 512 (staring)
Field of View
21° x 28°
Detector Material
InSb
Wavelength
3 to 5 microns
Cost
$1.38 million
Weight
549 lb
Diameter
15 in
Length
98.5 in
Detector Array
640 x 512 (staring)
Dual FOV CCD TV
4° x 4° and 1° x 1° with continuous zoom
Cost
$3.2 million

7. LANTIRN ER Lockheed Martin (Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night Extended Range)

8. Sniper XR Lockheed Martin
Electro-Optical Advanced targeting Pod (ATP)
Applications:
A-10, B-1, B-52, F-15E, F-16, F/A-18
Sniper XR Specifications:
Length:
94 in
Diameter:
11.9 in
Total weight:
397 lb
Field of regard:
+35° / -155°
Wide Field of view:
4.0 °
Narrow Field of view:
1.0 °

9. Sniper XR Lockheed Martin

10. Litening Rafael Armaments
Applications:
A-10, AMX, AV-8B, B-52, EF2000, F-4, F-5, F-16, F-15, F/A-18, Jaguar, JAS 39 Gripen, MiG-21, Mirage 2000, Su-27, Tornado
Currently Co-developed with Northrop Grumman

11. Litening Rafael Armaments
Litening III Specifications:
Length:
220 cm
Diameter:
406 mm
Total weight:
440 lb
Operational altitude:
+40,000 ft
IR Sensor:
640x480 FPA Mid-IR wavelength
Daylight sensor:
CCDTV
Wide FOV:
18.4 ° x 24.1 °
medium FOV:
3.5 ° x 3.5 °
Narrow field of view:
1 ° x 1 °
Field of regard:
+45 ° / -150 °
Estimated Cost:
$1.4 Million

12. In The Future… ABL-IRSS AIRST Airborne Laser Infrared Subsystem
Advanced IR search and track

13. References
“Weapons Control & Targeting Systems.” Aviation Week and Space Technology. 16 Jan. 2006:

14. Questions?