LITEF, a leading supplier of high-precision navigation systems, is presenting ground-breaking technologies for the stabilisation and navigation of guided missiles at the Paris Air Show 2025. With over 60 years of experience in the development of inertial sensors for military applications, LITEF has once again developed solutions that revolutionise the precision and efficiency of modern missile systems.
Main Computer
For control and navigation
Central computer unit in the avionic system
The MC is the central computer unit in the Tornado Avionic System and it is responsible for:
- control of the cockpit display (TV-Tabs, HUD etc.)
- Performing navigation calculations
- Weapons control
- Control of the transfer of data between the avionics sub-systems
The MC has flexible architecture and can therefore be equipped with various different processor and interface boards.
The MC is available in three variants:
- Upgraded Main Computer (UMC) in UK GR4 and in RSAF TORNADOs
- Enhanced Main Computer (EnMC-P) in IAF TORNADOs
- Enhanced Main Computer with MIL bus interface (EnMC-P2) in GAF TORNADOs