Lockheed Martin Reports Progress on F-35 Helmet Display

Lockheed Martin reported progress on fixing night-vision, latency and jitter problems associated with the F-35 helmet mounted display. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

July 6, 2012, 11:15 AM

A Lockheed Martin executive reported “lots of progress” in fixing problems associated with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter helmet-mounted display system (HMDS). But the company continues developing an alternate helmet display in case the existing system fails to meet requirements. Critical design reviews of both systems are planned in the fourth quarter.

In a briefing in mid-June, Steve O’Bryan, Lockheed Martin vice president for F-35 program integration and business development, described progress with three fixes aimed at mitigating night-vision, latency and jitter problems with the Gen II HMDS supplied by Vision Systems International (VSI), a joint venture of Elbit Systems of America and Rockwell Collins. Those problems identified by pilots led Lockheed Martin to award a contract to BAE Systems last September to develop an alternate HMDS with detachable night-vision goggles.

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