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USAF To Pursue Degraded Visual Environment System For HH-60W Without Helmet Mounted Display

USAF To Pursue Degraded Visual Environment System For HH-60W Without Helmet Mounted Display
Pictured is a U.S. Air Force photo of an HH-60W Jolly Green II with the 106th Rescue Wing during the Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025 exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan on July 15, 2025.

To save funds, the U.S. Air Force plans to pursue a Degraded Visual Environment System (DVES) without a helmet mounted display (HMD) for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II combat rescue helicopter. "The requirement for a helmet mounted display has been excluded from the present effort due to evolving program priorities and budgetary constraints," Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance & Special Operations Forces directorate (AFLCMC/WIU), said on Thursday in response to industry questions.…

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