(JHMCS). The current helmet, which lets aircrews control sensors to more quickly and easily acquire and “lock-on” to targets simply by looking through a special visor on the helmet and pushing a button on the control stick, is used by more than 20 air forces worldwide. Before the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System was developed, fighter pilots had to turn their aircraft toward a target. Now, they just turn their head. “The JHMCS changed the way pilots and weapon systems officers performed their missions when it was first introduced,” Draeger said, “and this digital version takes what that helmet did and multiplies it tenfold.” Engineering teams from Boeing and Rockwell Collins–ESA Vision Systems spent about three years developing the digital system and preparing for the March test flight at the Boeing Test & Evaluation facility in Palmdale. Boeing is responsible for integrating the helmet Photo: The new Digital Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System, shown with daytime visor down, provides advanced targeting and mission capabilities to aircrew. Randy Jacks on | Boeing Jenu 2015 43
Frontiers June 2015 Issue
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