A smart translator box for integrating existing aircraft electronics and software having an aircraft AGM-65 analog interface with a store having a MIL-STD-1760 digital interface, said smart translator box comprising: a store AGM-65 analog interface including AC and DC power lines, a plurality of discrete input signal lines, a plurality of analog input signal lines, a plurality of discrete output signal lines and a video output signal line to communicate signals with the aircraft AGM-65 analog interface; an aircraft MIL-STD-1760 digital interface including AC and DC power lines, signal lines including a 1760-compatible digital data bus (96,98,100) and discrete lines to communicate control signals and data with the store MIL-STD-1760 digital interface; a channel to pass AC and DC power from the AC and DC power lines at the store AGM-65 analog interface to the AC and DC power lines at the aircraft MIL-STD-1760 digital interface to power the store and to power the smart translator box electronics; a discrete-to-digital converter configured to convert signals on the discrete input signal lines at the store AGM-65 analog interface to aircraft digital signals; an analog-to digital converter configured to convert signals on the analog signal lines at the store AGM-65 analog interface to aircraft digital signals; a processor configured to process the aircraft digital signals and the control signals and data communicated from the store to generate text and graphics digital signals, first control and data digital signals output on the 1760-compatible digital data bus and second and third control digital signals; a text and graphics video generator configured to process the text and graphics digital signals and generates a video signal on the store AGM-65 analog interface video output signal line; a digital-to-discrete converter configured to process the second control digital signals to generate signals on the discrete output signal lines at the store AGM-65 analog interface; and a bi-directional digital-to-discrete converter configured to process the third control digital signals to generate signals on the discrete lines at the aircraft MIL-STD-1760 compliant interface and processes a discrete return signal to generate a digital return signal communicated to the processor. a store AGM-65 analog interface including AC and DC power lines, a plurality of discrete input signal lines, a plurality of analog input signal lines, a plurality of discrete output signal lines and a video output signal line to communicate signals with the aircraft AGM-65 analog interface; an aircraft MIL-STD-1760 digital interface including AC and DC power lines, signal lines including a 1760-compatible digital data bus (96,98,100) and discrete lines to communicate control signals and data with the store MIL-STD-1760 digital interface; a channel to pass AC and DC power from the AC and DC power lines at the store AGM-65 analog interface to the AC and DC power lines at the aircraft MIL-STD-1760 digital interface to power the store and to power the smart translator box electronics; a discrete-to-digital converter configured to convert signals on the discrete input signal lines at the store AGM-65 analog interface to aircraft digital signals; an analog-to digital converter configured to convert signals on the analog signal lines at the store AGM-65 analog interface to aircraft digital signals; a processor configured to process the aircraft digital signals and the control signals and data communicated from the store to generate text and graphics digital signals, first control and data digital signals output on the 1760-compatible digital data bus and second and third control digital signals; a text and graphics video generator configured to process the text and graphics digital signals and generates a video signal on the store AGM-65 analog interface video output signal line; a digital-to-discrete converter configured to process the second control digital signals to generate signals on the discrete output signal lines at the store AGM-65 analog interface; and a bi-directional digital-to-discrete converter configured to process the third control digital signals to generate signals on the discrete lines at the aircraft MIL-STD-1760 compliant interface and processes a discrete return signal to generate a digital return signal communicated to the processor.