No this helmet is not for the pilots with enormous foreheads. 145 of the US Air Force's F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft will soon be getting an upgrade with the Boeing Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System after the Air Force awarded Boeing a $49.5 million contract for the devices on Monday. The JHMCS provides pilots data much like that of the Heads-Up Display, only right inside the visor of their helmet. Pairing the JHMCS with the AIM-9X sidewider missle creates the High-Off-Boresight System (HOBS) which will allow pilots to direct aircraft munitions simply by looking in the direction of the target. Sweet. The JHMCS can also be combined with FLIR or radar data for air-to-ground missions. Ultimately, Boeing and the Air Force would like to implement the system in the F-15 C/D models as well for some supreme air superiority booty-whoopin capability. Next step, mind control like in the movie Firefox.
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Boeing awarded helmet cueing system contract, killing bad guys to become easier
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