...but I'd think the answers to all 3 would be "that's classified" :)
I'd guess (with absolutely no personal knowledge) that a) is "sort of, yes", depending on how modern the aircraft is. Older aircraft might not have as much "software knowledge" of weapon loadouts, I'd guess.
b) I don't even have a guess about.
c) would seem like a reasonable checklist precaution - I don't think the pilots want to hop out at 45,000 feet and wiggle the connectors if the connection is bad.
I'm looking forward to seeing what the actual answers turn out to be (if they're not classified).
I'm just guessing...
I'd guess (with absolutely no personal knowledge) that a) is "sort of, yes", depending on how modern the aircraft is. Older aircraft might not have as much "software knowledge" of weapon loadouts, I'd guess.
b) I don't even have a guess about.
c) would seem like a reasonable checklist precaution - I don't think the pilots want to hop out at 45,000 feet and wiggle the connectors if the connection is bad.
I'm looking forward to seeing what the actual answers turn out to be (if they're not classified).