Aeriel Rearming ..... Air to Air Rearming of fighters

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Airborne Weapon Re-Arming

Background

* Due to the extremely high cost of fighter aircraft, there is a constant demand for improved operational versatility and efficiency
* Implementation of aerial refueling and data link systems (provides real time target information) delaying the necessity of fighter aircraft’s terminating the mission
* Releasing the entire ordnance requires the jet’s landing in order to re-arm for the following mission
* Time cycle of approaching a distant fighting zone (either ways), requires that the aircraft’s ordnance reconfiguration, is the "bottleneck" in the field of operating massive air power

Concept

Remove bottleneck by re-arming aircraft in the air, in a safe area, close to the fighting zone using the Airborne Re-Arming System (ABRA).

Technical Overview

* Designed for efficient aerial delivery of bombs from a cargo aircraft to attack aircraft (fighter jet or UCAV)
* The cargo and combat aircraft will not require modification

Cargo Aircraft

* Internal design allows for large quantities and efficient weapon storage
* Utilizing an aft door remote driven BOOM, with a aerodynamic lift surfaces, producing it’s own lift, carries the ordnance while reducing the momentum on the tanker
* Close circuit TV allow day or night operation
* Load weapons on the fighter

Cargo aircraft internal storage

Attack Aircraft

* Equipped with "smart pylons", which allow connecting and interface with the cargo Aircraft robotic arm boom system
* Enable the installation and activation of the weapon on pneumatic multi-action ejection mechanism

Performance and Technical Benefits

Based on the concept and technology, Professor Asher Tishler, from the Faculty of Management at the Tel Aviv University, conducted an analysis of the potential combined operational, logistical and economical contribution of airborne rearming on 3 – 9 hours bombing missions at ranges of 250 to 1,000 nautical miles from the operating base. For UCAVs, 12 – 30 hour mission durations were analyzed. The analysis demonstrated a dramatic increase in the number of bombs dropped for a given mission duration:

* Increase of well over 100% more bombs for close-by target zones
* Increase of well over 200% more bombs for far away target zones
* A dramatic reduction in the time required to drop a given number of bombs on the target zone
- Over 60% reduction in the time required for close-by target zones
- About 70% (or more) reduction in the time required for far away target zones

The analysis demonstrated various operational benefits:

* Significantly increases air power efficiency. Improvement and increase of operational tempo, number of attacks executed and target kills, without increasing the aircraft fleet
* Since aircraft remain in vicinity of targets, the density of the attacks is increased, resulting in faster target neutralization
* Reduced response time from target detection to attack
* Flexible use of forward operational bases (as aircraft can takeoff without ordnance)
* Higher home base and strike aircraft survivability (reducing pressure on operating bases)
* Allows continuation of attack when home base / carrier ship is under attack
* Increased aircraft availability for alternative real time mission
* Significant reduction in determining and allocating the sequences of the combat forces and formations for the mission
* Increased aircrew familiarity with battle arena

Economical Benefits

* Less aircraft can perform more missions
* Reduction of acquisition and operation costs
* Fielding Airborne Rearming systems could introduce new economies for air forces, where fewer resources can perform more missions, resulting in lower acquisition and maintenance costs

Potential Market

Combat aircraft, helicopters and UCAV.

Status: A feasibility study has been conducted with the preliminary system design preformed by IAI's Engineering Group based on a C-130 (Hercules) re-arming a F-16.

Patent Protection: Israel Patent No. 157401; US Patent No. 7,793,888

 

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Israeli Study Recommends Revolutionary Air-Borne Re-Arming Concept for strike aircraft and UCAVs.

With the use of massive aerial refueling, sophisticated target acquisition systems, and smart, precision weapons, modern air powers are capable of engaging targets anywhere and anytime. Yet, ordnance release requires terminating the aircraft's mission to re-arm for the following mission. Flying to and from a distant battlespace poses a "bottleneck" for massive airpower operations.

According to Nir Padan, CEO of the Israeli company FAR Technologies, the Air-Borne Re-Arming concept is real and could dramatically enhance operational tempo of combat aircraft and particularly UCAVs. Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) and FAR Technologies performed a successful technological feasibility study anddesign of the Air-Borne Re-Arming (ABRA) system. Padan says that airborne rearming could increase the yield from any fleet of strike aircraft, particularly in long range and extended duration missions, typical to those carried out by UCAVs. Padan adds that on the long term, this mode of operation will require less missions, fewer takeoff/landing cycles, resulting in lower maintenance costs. A side benefit will be the improved safety and survivability of the operating bases and carriers.

The system consists of a bomb storage and loading device , attached to a boom at carried by the cargo plane and a smart pylon carried by the attack aircraft, which obtains the weapon from the robotic arm, attaching it to the weapon's bay or external weapon carrying pylons. An aerial rearming aircraft such as a C-130C, can carry up to 16 MK-84 guided or unguided bombs or considerably more smaller weapons (C-17/5 may potentially carry 4-6 times more). Bombs can be stored in an external or internal bay. The robotic uses an extendable boom, operating from the cargo plane. Controlled by an automatic engagement control (AEC) and supported aerodynamic lift surfaces, the robotic weapon loader will transfer the ordnance from the cargo plane to the attack aircraft. The smart pylon may include sensors and a camera for day and night use. It will interface with the automatic engagement control (AEC) system to automatically activate ordnance on the pneumatic multi-action ejection mechanism and an active sway brace for mid-air operation.

Based on the concept and technology, Professor Asher Tishler, from Faculty of Management, Tel Aviv University, conducted an analysis of the potential contribution of airborne rearming on 3 – 9 hours bombing missions at ranges of 250 to 1,000 nautical miles from the operating base. For UCAVs, 12 – 30 hour mission durations were analyzed.

The analysis demonstrated a dramatic improvement and increase of operational tempo, resulting in the number of attacks executed and target killed without increasing the aircraft fleet. Improvement of up to 100% was demonstrated for short range attacks and over 200% for extended range operations. Since aircraft do not have to return to base to rearm, the density of the attacks could be increased, resulting in faster target neutralization (time required to drop a set number of bombs on target could be reduced by up to 70%). Fielding Airborne Rearming systems could introduce new economies for air forces, where fewer resources can perform more missions, resulting in lower acquisition and maintenance costs. Other attributes of airborne rearming are more flexible use of forward operational bases, (as aircraft can takeoff without loads) and higher survivability of the home base and strike aircraft (reducing pressure from operating bases).

 

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[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Only time airborne re-arming will work is when planes will be using energy Laser/Pulse weapons

Attaching missiles and bombs to crafts that can blow up on contact or hit with plane = major no no and you don't need Jewish company do research on it I can tell you that now

Only vaiable option is an energy recharge for future planes - which might use energy weapons

 

[emoriphious]

100 % agreed

Only time airborne re-arming will work is when planes will be using energy Laser/Pulse weapons

Attaching missiles and bombs to crafts that can blow up on contact or hit with plane = major no no and you don't need Jewish company do research on it I can tell you that now

Only vaiable option is an energy recharge for future planes - which might use energy weapons

 

[khurasaan1]

Yes we shold not follow Jewish research alwayz ...needa do our own research as well...