[null and void]

It sounds like they have eliminated this requirement and have added a more advanced stores management system where the targeting pod is able to pull the correct laser code for the particular weapon automatically.

That would be the logical thing to do.

The pilot and/or navigator-bombardier is probably quite busy enough without having to manually enter a 27 digit weapons specific alphanumeric ID code while being shot at...

[USNBandit]

Not that type of code. I can remember, but it is either 4 or 5 digits. Still, there have been plenty of weapons released on the wrong code.