ROKAR ECM

Armament Control System (ACS) / Armament Interface Unit (AIU)

Features:

Weapon operation

Emergency Jettison

Modular Configuration

The Armament Interface Unit (AIU) provides the functions to release, arming, control operate or jettison of various weapons carried by an aircraft or helicopter.

The AIU interfaces with the aircraft Mission computer via MIL-STD-1553B or RS?422 data bus.

The AIU offers MIL-STD-1760 compliance operation of non-1760 weapons. This enables the operation of new, sophisticated weapons as well as standard, common weapon through the same communication channel.

The AIU handles all the safety critical requirements of the armament.

The AIU can be adapted to as a Station Interface Unit (SIU) or a Wing Interface Unit (WIU) dependent on aircraft configuration.

The AIU can also operate under the control of a dedicated Weapon Control Panel (WCP).

Specifications:

Bomb release command	For single or multiple carriage.
NOSE and TAIL fuse arming.
Rocket fire command	Provision for quantity and interval selection
GUN / CANNON Operation	Gun fire command Pre loading of amount of rounds for each gun Burst limit setting Automatic and manual recocking
A/A Missile Operation	Missile launch command Control of power, cool and uncage signals Head position and audio routing Provision for head slaving

Safety:

No single failure can cause inadvertent firing , release or jettison of weapon or store.
Interface with both Weight On Wheels and Wheels Up switches.
Weapon release or fire requires 3 independent actions
Emergency Jettison circuitry is independent of all other components and is implemented in hardware.

Configuration:

AIU	A single unit interfaces with up to 6 weapon stations
WIU	Each unit interfaces with up to 3 weapon stations on a wing/stub wing
SIU	Each unit interfaces with a single weapon station