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Last Updated: 11/03/2011*

 

The warfighter can now integrate Raytheon’s Enhanced Paveway weapon onto new platforms and at a lower cost than a traditional integration with WiPak ®, the company’s new technology. WiPak also facilitates quicker integration, delivering the capabilities of Paveway to the warfighter in less time than with a traditional integration.

In the past, when aviators wanted to integrate Paveway on their aircraft, they had to re-write an aircraft operating software and re-wire their hardware. Aviators can now bring WiPak into the cockpit and integrate—simplifying the process and reducing the time needed to integrate.

Enhanced Paveway is a kit that transforms “dumb” bombs into dual-mode laser- and GPS/inertial navigation system- guided “smart” munitions. The weapon delivers precision capability from the air, helping warfighters successfully carry out their mission.

“Because of WiPak, the warfighter will have access from more platforms to the precision capability offered by Paveway,” said Harry Schulte, Raytheon Missile Systems vice president of Air Warfare Systems. “This new technology also means that aviators can easily and quickly employ Paveway for an extremely small fraction of what it would cost to integrate Paveway through traditional means.”

WiPak uses wireless technology similar to what is used in many consumer wireless devices like laptop and tablet computers. The tool consists of a small wireless transmitter and pilot interface in the aircraft cockpit, and a small receiver affixed to the Paveway weapon.

Raytheon has used WiPak on the Embraer Super Tucano counter insurgency aircraft and is in the process of testing and deploying the system on similar aircraft.

  • New WiPak ® technology allows warfighter to integrate Paveway onto new platforms
  • Aviaitors can integrate Paveway more quickly, at a lower cost with WiPak
  • Paveway™ family of weapons are integrated on more than 17 aircraft in 42 countries

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