Elbit Systems is developing new applications for smart helmets that will be able to sense when pilots develop life-threatening conditions in flight. The helmet is fitted with a unique sensor that ...
As a kid, I loved flipping through my dad's extensive library of books on the Army Air Corps in WWII. The images of confident young fighter pilots posing next to their sleek, aluminum aircraft ...
Few months ago we published the interesting interview Maj. John Wilson, an F-35 pilot with 61th Fighter Squadron, gave to Christian Sundsdal of the Danish website focusing on military topics Krigeren, ...
The Helmet Mounted Display System is one of the most advanced system on the much debated F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. As explained when we saw one for the first time at Farnborough ...
Stealthy, supersonic and sensor-rich, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, or Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), will engage air and ground targets day or night. Key to using the F-35 in combat is a Helmet ...
For decades, pilots in the U.S. Air Force were forced to sport drab uniform grey flying helmets while lusting after the customization offered to their Navy counterparts. But in 2019, in a bid to up ...
As if Airbus’ idea of a bicycle-like airplane seat wasn’t frightening enough, apparently designers at the aircraft manufacturer already had an idea to create sensory deprivation helmets for passengers ...
SIMPSON — A Blakely man tasked with disposing of defective or test flight helmets for the Gentex plant in Simpson took up to 16 helmets designed for the Japanese Ministry of Defense. The helmets ...
A U.S. Navy helmet worn by John Glenn during a record-breaking supersonic flight will be auctioned in Los Angeles next week. Glenn, who went on to become one of America’s most famous astronauts and ...