The pneumatic multiple carriage supports a wide variety of smart weapons
Patented electronics enable the carriage of not only "dumb bombs" but also a wide variety of smart weapons such as JSOW, JDAM, SFW, Paveway, Dual Mode Bomb and SDB. In addition, the PTSC electronics can be configured to operate as a Universal Armament Interface (UAI) Type I or Type II carriage system.
Pneumatic Multiple Carriage Features
- Features pneumatic rack technology common to F-35, P-8A and MQ-9
- Compatible with F-16 and F-18 OFP without modification
- Integrated on-board compressor
- 20-feet-per-second ejection velocity for 500-pound stores that replicates BRU-55 performance
- Departure control ensures safe separation and clean umbilical release
- MIL-STD-1760 aircraft interface
- Dual MIL-STD-1760 and MIL-STD-3016 (MMSI) weapon interfaces
- Eliminates scheduled maintenance and pyrotechnic cartridges
- Pneumatic racks feature integral in-flight lock, semi-automatic sway bracing, zero retention force arming units, pitch control and electric bomb fuzing
