Payload deployment system and method

A payload deployment system comprising:

• a mount for mounting the system to a platform;
• and
• a payload module that is mechanically and electrically coupled to the mount;
• wherein the mount includes a translator for translating communications through the mount, between the platform and the payload module, and wherein a communication received by the translator is translated into an equivalent communication output by the translator;
• wherein the payload module is wirelessly electrically coupled to the mount;
• and
• wherein the translator is configured to use a look-up table, parsing translations, and/or symbolic pattern matching to determine corresponding commands between different communication protocols of the platform and the payload module.

A method of payload deployment, the method comprising:

• engaging a payload module that contains at least one payload, with a mount of a payload deployment system;
• providing power and communication to the at least one payload, through the mount, and through a sleeve of the payload module that receives the at least one payload, wherein the mount, the sleeve, and the at least one payload in the sleeve, are all connected through a communication network;
• and
• deploying the at least one payload from the payload deployment system.