Rockwell Collins shows off future of fighter jet
helmets
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia. - A fighter jet helmet so advanced it can allow pilots to
see "through" their plane is on its way to being standard issue for the nation's
new F-35 fighter jets.
On Tuesday, Cedar Rapids-based Rockwell Collins unveiled the third version
of its Helmet Mounted Display System, with executives touting the technology as
the next generation for the nation's fighter pilots.
While past fighter pilot helmets were mainly for protection, Rockwell
Collins' version is all about tactical advantage, they said.
"It's going to change the game in how fighter jets are flown in the
future," Rockwell Collins CEO Kelly Ortberg told a crowd that came to check out
the helmet and test an F-35 flight simulator.
Information on air speed, altitude, threat detection and more is displayed
directly on a pilot's visor, instead of on a dashboard that requires pilot's to
take their eyes off the sky.
The cost for each helmet? About $400,000, according to a Washington Post
report in April.
Rockwell Collins executives announced Tuesday the defense contractor has
started delivering the new HDML helmets to Lockheed Martin, which is
manufacturing the F-35 jet.
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