Boeing Awarded Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System Contract

MILTECH

File image.

by Staff Writers
St. Louis MO (SPX) Mar 25, 2008
Boeing has been awarded a $49.5 million U.S. Air Force contract to integrate the Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) into 145 F-15E aircraft. The contract includes hardware and installation services on the aircraft, as well as initial pilot equipment, such as helmets and visors. Installation in the first F-15E is expected in October, with contract completion in December 2010.

"When this contract is implemented, JHMCS will be integrated on F-15C, D and E aircraft," said Phil King, JHMCS program manager for Boeing. "Demand for the system continues to be strong because it has proven to be one of the most valuable tools available to our warfighters."

JHMCS enhances pilot situational awareness and provides head-up control of aircraft targeting systems and sensors. Using visual displays inside the helmet visor, the pilot is able to detect, acquire and engage surface and airborne targets.

This is the ninth production contract for JHMCS. Low-rate initial production began in 2000, with full-rate production starting in 2005. The system is deployed on more than 2,500 F-15, F-16 and F/A-18 aircraft worldwide.

Memory Foam Mattress Review

SPACE MEDIA NETWORK PROMOTIONS
Solar Energy Solutions
Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison ...

Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News

MILTECH

F-35C Stealth On The Carrier Deck Means High Performance, Low Maintenance

Fort Worth TX (SPX) Mar 25, 2008
The U.S. Navy's version of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is scheduled to make its first flight next year, but technicians have spent the last decade perfecting the aircraft's stealth design and materials to ensure they stand up to harsh carrier-deck and combat conditions with very little upkeep.

CIVIL NUCLEAR Entergy Announces Independent Safety Evaluation At Indian Point Russian nuclear giant teams up with Toshiba: statement Indian foreign minister to visit US amid nuclear deadlock Japan must lead way on nuclear energy, say advisors	CLIMATE SCIENCE Curbing soot could blunt global warming: study Envisat Makes First Ever Observation Of Regionally Elevated CO2 From Manmade Emissions Indigenous people can offer climate change solutions: IUCN Increased Carbon Dioxide In Atmosphere Linked To Decreased Soil Organic Matter
FARM NEWS Corn's Roots Dig Deeper Into South America Prized fish the latest liquid asset for Asia's super-rich Mediterranean tuna at risk from 'bloated' fishing fleet: WWF Green group issues warning over nanotechnology in food	FLORA AND FAUNA Insects Take A Bigger Bite Out Of Plants In A Higher CO2 World Mantis Shrimp Vision Reveals New Way That Animals Can See Ancient Reptile Rises From Alberta Oil Sands Tuatara - The Fastest Evolving Animal
ROCKET SCIENCE European Space Truck Jules Verne In Parking Orbit New Purdue Facility Aims To Improve NASA Moon Rocket Engine Space X Falcon 9 Facing More Delays As Shuttle Replacement Looms SpaceX Completes Qualification Testing Of Falcon 1 Merlin Regeneratively Cooled Engine	NUCLEAR SPACE Nuclear Power In Space - Part 2 Outside View: Nuclear future in space Nuclear Power In Space
EARTH OBSERVATION Brazil, Germany To Develop Night-Vision Radar Satellite NASA Goddard Delivers Aquarius Radiometer To JPL New Portrait Of Earth Shows Land Cover As Never Before Great Splitting Icebergs	TECH SPACE Russian-Launched US Satellite Unlikely To Reach Target Orbit Artemis Provides Communications For Jules Verne ATV New Discovery At Jupiter Could Help Protect Earth-Orbit Satellites Quasicrystal Mystery Unraveled With Computer Simulation

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright Space.TV Corporation. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space.TV Corp on any Web page published or hosted by Space.TV Corp. Privacy Statement