The U.S. Navy awarded Elbit Systems [ESLT] a $50 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide helmet displays with a mission processor algorithm for the MH-60s, the company said April 2.
Elbit will specifically provide the Helmet Display and Tracker System (HDTS) with the Continuously Computed impact Point (CCIP) algorithm. The initial order of $14.2 million was received by Elbit.
The HDTS and CCIP technology provides pilots and crews with line-of-sight tracking to improve interaction with the flight navigation system, enhance pilot and co-pilot situational awareness, and increase the accuracy of weapons delivery, Elbit said.
HDTS includes a day/night helmet mounted displays that provide full color symbology that allows pilots to keep looking outward while also seeing key flight information.
“With the new systems, flight crews know exactly where the pilots are looking and where they are pointing the weapons,” the company said in a statement.
The processor also allows a weapon impact symbol to be displayed on the pilot’s and crew’s visors for improved deployment accuracy, Elbit said.
“Elbit Systems of America is strategically focused on delivering capabilities that aircrews can trust to increase mission effectiveness. The HDTS and CCIP are prime examples of our advanced display and targeting solutions that give aircrews a decisive edge during critical missions,” Raanan Horowitz, president and CEO of Elbit’s American subsidiary, added.
The award is the Navy’s first production order for a line-of-sight helmet tracking system as well as the integration of targeting symbology in the Armed Helicopter Weapon System (AHWS) for the service’s MH-60S units.
Contract work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas and is expected to be finished by June 2021.