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JHMCS: Fighter Pilots’ “Look & Shoot” Helmets Changing Aerial Warfare

Aug 14, 2015 00:06 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff

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August 14/15: On Thursday the Navy handed M. C. Dean Inc and Honeywell Technology Solutions two multiple-award contracts totalling $1.66 billion for the installation and certification of C4ISR systems, while Rockwell Collins-ESA Vision Systems was handed a $20.9 million contract for 120 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) Night Vision Cueing and Display (NVCD ) systems.

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In the 1970s, fighter aircraft began to appear with Head-Up Displays (HUD) that projected key information, targeting crosshairs etc. onto a seemingly clear piece of glass. HUDs allowed pilots to keep their eyes in the sky, instead of looking down at their instruments. In the 1990s, another innovation appeared: helmet-mounted displays (HMDs) put the HUD inside the pilot’s helmet, providing this information even when the pilot wasn’t looking straight ahead. The Israelis were already pioneering a system called DASH (Display And Sight Helmet) when a set of former East German MiG-29s, equipped with Soviet HMDs, slaughtered USAF F-16s in NATO exercises. Suddenly, helmet-mounted displays became must-haves for modern fighters – and a key partnership positioned Elbit to take DASH to the next level.

This DID Spotlight article offers insights into the rocky past, successful present, and competitive future of a program that has experienced its share of snags and controversy – but went on to become the #1 helmet-mounted sight in the world. It also details the game-changing effects of Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems on air combat, its production sets and known customers, and all contracts since full-rate production began.

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Get inside the advanced technology of the JHMCS fighter pilot helmet, when you subscribe to DII. Our cross-linked article network and reference materials include:

Discussion of how the helmet sight changes air to air combat
Over 10 photos, and links to supplemental reading materials
Aircraft that use the JHMCS
Events chronology, including the early challenges to the program, and milestones such as the first test of Night Vision Cueing and Display (NVCD)
Related DII coverage including “Boeing Wins $39M for Phase 2 Upgrade of 80 CF-18 Fighters,” “Greek F-16 & Weapons Sale Taking Off,” “$1.1B to Upgrade Turkish F-16 fleet,” and “Boeing Wins $39M for Phase 2 Upgrade of 80 CF-18 Fighters”
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JHMCS: Fighter Pilots’ “Look & Shoot” Helmets Changing Aerial Warfare

JHMCS: A Combat Multiplier

The HMD Revolution

JHMCS

JHMCS Improvements & Upgrades

JHMCS: The Program to Date

JHMCS: FRP Contracts & Key Events

FY 2015

FY 2013

FY 2012

FY 2010 – 2011

FY 2008 – 2009

FY 2006 – 2007

FY 2004 – 2005

Footnotes

Appendix A: JHMCS History & Challenges

Additional Readings & Sources

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