Joint Strike Fighter Pilots Get New Helmet
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An alternate helmet-mounted display for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter that provides electro optics,
protection, and life support is being designed by BAE Systems, Rochester,
United Kingdom, for Lockheed Martin. Officials said the system is
comparable to the Eurofighter Typhoon binocular helmet that is said
to be nearing fruition. Another helmet for the F-35 already was
developed by the Boeing Co.
The head tracker, according to BAE, is a high-speed, high-accuracy,
low latency optical system. It meshes with F-35 sensors and is compatible
with helmet-mounted, high-resolution night-vision cameras. It also
possesses a respirator for protection of nuclear, biological, and
chemical agents.