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Indian Ocean (Apr. 4, 2003) -- An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the “Top Hatters” of Strike Fighter Squadron Fourteen (VFA-14) prepares for its next mission the flight deck aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz and Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) are expected to join coalition forces supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/...r_040611s.htmlFirst used in Operation Iraqi Freedom, JHMCS gives pilots the ability to rapidly acquire and designate a target simply by looking at it. By putting an aiming cross, which is projected on the helmet visor, over the desired target and pressing a button, the pilot can quickly and easily aim the weapons and sensors to designate and attack airborne or ground targets. This not only makes the pilot and aircraft more lethal, but it also makes them more survivable because it reduces the time the pilot and aircraft are exposed to potential enemy fire. JHMCS also displays aircraft altitude, airspeed, g's and angle of attack on the visor, as well as tactical information, to increase the pilot's awareness of the state of his aircraft and the combat situation.
VF-41 'Black Aces' JHMCS F/A-18F Super Hornets at Eielson AFB (AK)/Cope Thunder
Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 14, 2004) - Airman Apprentice Kaisa Clark, of Page Ariz., cleans an AIM-9X Sidewinder Air-to-Air Missile in the "Bomb Farm" on the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...tems/jhmcs.htmThe AIM-9X is an advanced short-range dogfight weapon that can intercept airborne targets located at high off-boresight lines-of-sight relative to the shooter, providing a weapon with a short-range intercept envelope significantly larger than any air-to-air weapon in use today.
The HOBS system (the combination of JHMCS & AIM-9X) results in a weapon that can attack and destroy nearly any airborne enemy seen by the pilot. Additionally, this weapon can be employed without maneuvering the aircraft, minimizing the time spent in the threat environment. The result is greater lethality, survivability, and pilot situational awareness during air combat.
The AIM-9X is a joint U.S. Navy and Air Force program, with the Navy designated as the lead service.
AIM-9X Video
Newly modified helmets await their owner's domes.
The JHMCS checkout and test bench.
"The Helmet" with a clear twilight/night clear visor." 12th and 19th FS F-15Cs of the 3rd Wing at Elmendorf AFB are the first units in the US military to field the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System and the AIM-9X.
Close-up of the staring/imaging IR sensor
Sleek & purposeful: the X model is nearly inescapable.
3rd Wing F-15C's; some of the world's deadliest operational fighters.
The Effect of Human Factors on
the Helmet-Mounted Display
Related Predecessors: Israeli DASH
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Two Israeli F-15's fly over the Nevada Test and Training Ranges displaying the lastest operational Israeli DASH HMCS during a Red Flag 04-3 training mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 25, 2004.
And the original: MiG HMS IRST (looking for a good picture)
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