Integrated F-16 and A-10 advanced display processor

Abstract

The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) and Air National Guard (ANG) are seeking to increase the capability of both their A-10 and F-16 aircraft by implementing a flexible and upgradable advanced display processor (ADP) and color multi-function display (MFD) into each of the aircraft's avionics architectures. An engineering feasibility study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of incorporating common hardware and software for both of the platforms. This study defined an approach for incorporation of an ADP/color MFD into the aircraft. On the F-16 the ADP will replace the XPDG electronics unit and a color MFD will replace the current monochrome CRTs in the cockpit. The A-10 upgrade will be accomplished by replacing the current Armament Control Panel (ACP) and associated stores interface electronics with a software configurable ADP and color MFD. These enhancements are needed to meet the diverse and continually expanding mission requirements of AFRC/ANG A-10 and F-16 aircraft for the next few decades. This paper presents the results of the engineering feasibility study.