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Air Force

Air Force Looks for Industry Suppliers of Helmet Mount to Support Night and Nuclear Missions

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, July 6th, 2022

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Air Force Looks for Industry Suppliers of Helmet Mount to Support Night and Nuclear Missions

US Air Force insignia on an aging jet plane.

The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management wants to determine industry capacity to supply mounts for the GENTEX Corp. [GNTX] HGU-55/P helmet to support night and nuclear missions. Using additive manufacturing, AFLCMC and the University of Daytona Research Institute developed a Lead Lanthanum Zirconate Titanate (PLZT) nuclear flash blindness protection system mount for the HGU-55/P. Center Product Support Engineering Division. In the mid-to late 1970s, Sandia National Laboratories designed PLZT anti-flash goggles to protect aircrew in B-52s and other planes from…

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