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Air Force

Final Version of F-35 High-Tech Helmet Finally Arrives

Thursday, August 13th, 2015

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Final Version of F-35 High-Tech Helmet Finally Arrives

The Rockwell Collins-Elbit Systems F-35 Helmet Mounted Display System

Rockwell Collins [COL] on Wednesday delivered the first Gen III F-35 Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS), the super-high tech custom headgear that allows pilots to see through the fuselage of the fifth-generation fighter. The helmet feeds instrumentation data directly to the pilot’s visor, eliminating the need for a traditional heads-up display and night vision goggles.In conjunction with the Northrop Grumman- [NOC] built distributed aperture system (DAS), which feeds full-motion video from six cameras outside the aircraft to the helmet, it affords…

Congress

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Congress

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Unmanned Systems

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Congress

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