VSI Awarded Helmet-Mounted Display Contract
HAIFA, Israel, Sept. 10 -- Vision Systems International LLC (VSI) has been awarded an $84.6 million contract by Lockheed Martin Fort Worth to develop VSI's advanced helmet-mounted display (HMD) systems for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). VSI is jointly owned by EFW Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems, and Kaiser Electronics, a Rockwell Collins company. VSI will develop and deliver the display units to support JSF development and integration laboratories, JSF simulators and JSF flight-test platforms. The contract also includes options for technology refreshment and...Read full article
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Published: September 2003
Glossary
- helmet-mounted display
- A compact optical projection system, mounted on or built into a helmet, and used to project data or a scene directly into the eyes of the wearer. Also called visually coupled display.
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