US 2003/0111574 A1 · Air launch system interface

Abstract

An airborne missile launch system. The system includes a Harpoon aircraft command-launch control set (HACLCS) system, one or more Harpoon Block II missiles, and an interface controller coupled to the HACLCS system and the one or more Harpoon Block II missiles. The controller allows a user to create a missile profile mission. The controller combines the created missile profile mission with received positioning information. The missile(s) loads the combination into a navigation system of one of the Harpoon Block II missiles. The controller receives a mission-loaded signal upon completion of mission loading into one of the Harpoon Block II missiles, and converts the mission-loaded signal for interpretation by the HACLCS system.

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Dependent claims

An airborne missile launch method comprising:

receiving positioning information;
creating a missile profile mission;
creating a mission in a first format by combining the created missile profile mission with the received positioning information;
loading the mission into a navigation system of a missile;
generating a mission-loaded signal upon completion of mission loading into the missile;
converting the generated mission-loaded signal to a second format for interpretation by an aircraft command-launch control set system;
and
presenting a flight crew with information that mission loading has been completed based on the received converted completion signal.

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Air launch system interface

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