Helmet saves Otago helicopter pilot’s life
Source: MSN, 16-May-13
A Central Otago pilot has escaped with his life and a lucky lid after his unattended helicopter took off, crashed and the tail rotor grazed his helmet. (See Full Story)
Feds issue helmet safety guideline reminder
Source: HAI, 02-May-13
With the fire season approaching and interagency aviation operations gearing up, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) this week issued an accident prevention bulletin reminding helicopter flight crews to ensure their helmets meet interagency guidelines and, more importantly, offer adequate protection. The bulletin warns that some helmets may contain outdated [...]
Raytheon/Thales team wins contract for helicopter helmet mounted displays
Source: Raytheon, 14-Feb-13
Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), together with teammate Thales Visionix Inc. (TVI), has won an award valued at $3.5 million for the engineering and manufacturing development of Common Helmet Mounted Display (CHMD) systems for the U.S. Army’s Air Soldier Program. Under the contract, the RTSC/TVI team will [...]
EFW awarded $38M for AH-1W Helmet Display Tracking System
Source: US DoD, 03-Sep-12
EFW, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $38,283,186 indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract to provide hardware, support equipment, and non-recurring engineering in support of the Helmet Display Tracking System (HDTS) on the AH-1W helicopters. This contract includes cabling (P-Kits), fixtures, tooling, and non-recurring engineering associated with modifying the helmet design, adding moving map and other [...]
Helmet mounted display for safer helicopter flight
Source: DLR, 06-Mar-12
Helicopter flights and landings in poor visibility conditions always present pilots with special challenges. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has now completed a series of tests with a new helmet mounted display and has brought it into use a flight simulator. In future, this display will assist helicopter pilots [...]
Nightline Inc appointed official distributor of Wilcox helmet mounts
Source: Nightline Inc, 16-Feb-12
Nightline, Inc., a US, Small Business Administration HUBZone certified, veteran-owned defense company, and global supplier of Generation III Night Vision Equipment, is now an official distributor of Wilcox helmet mounts. The Wilcox L2 G06 Ratchet Strap Bracket with the Integrated Breakaway Base and Universal NVG Mount featuring two modes of operation. The first mode allows [...]
Elbit awarded $23M US Army HUD maintenance contract
Source: Elbit Systems, 12-Oct-11
Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ESLT) (“ESLT”) announced today that its subsidiary in the U.S., Elbit Systems of America, LLC. (“Elbit Systems of America”), has been awarded a five-year, $23 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) National Maintenance Contract by the US Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM), for depot level repair services on Elbit Systems of [...]
Bell-Boeing awarded $8.7M for CV-22 helmet mounted display program
Source: US DoD, 18-Sep-11
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded an $8,713,282 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-08-C-0025) for non-recurring efforts associated with increment three of the CV-22 aircraft Block 20 upgrade program. Efforts to be provided include concept definition, non-recurring engineering, drawings, and installation/integration to design, develop, and test the enhanced helmet mounted [...]
Elbit colour HMDs for USAF CV-22 crews
Source: Elbit Systems, 07-Sep-11
Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd., has beenawarded a contract to supply Boeing Military Aircraft with the CV-22 Color Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) for the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas. The contract, which is not in an amount that is [...]
LifeFlight changes flight helmets to mirror Vanderbilt football
Source: Vanderbilt LifeFlight, 03-Jul-11
Vanderbilt LifeFlight has changed its flight crew helmets to mirror those worn by Vanderbilt University football players. LifeFlight crew member’s helmets provide safety, hearing protection, and are also part of the communication system onboard the helicopter. Previous helmets were solid white. The new helmets are designed with Vanderbilt gold, a white stripe down the middle, [...]
Elbit awarded $12.7M spares order for US Army Integrated Helmet and Display Sight System
Source: Elbit Systems, 02-Mar-11
Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ESLT) announced today that its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, LLC, was awarded a $12.75 million delivery order for Integrated Helmet and Display Sight System (IHADSS) spares from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), in Rock Island, Illinois. Work on this contract will be performed [...]
Elbit test flies ANVIS/HUD® day/night head-up display with colour symbology
Source: Elbit Systems, 28-Feb-11
Elbit Systems, a market leader in military Helmet Mounted Head-Up Displays (HUDs), announced today that it successfully completed a test flight of its ANVIS/HUD® Day/Night Helicopter Helmet Mounted HUD with color symbology onboard a Bell 206 helicopter. The new technology will be implemented in future Helicopter HUD programs per customer requests. Adding color symbology to [...]
Thales TopOwl deployed with both French and US forces in Afghanistan
Source: Thales, 09-Feb-11
Bangalore, India, February 9, 2011 – Thales today announced that together with the Tiger and Huey UH-1Y helicopters, its TopOwl® Helmet Mounted Sight & Display system (HMSD) has been deployed with the French and US Forces in Afghanistan, to provide high levels of night vision performance and targeting capabilities for helicopter pilots. TopOwl® is already [...]
Heli-Power 2010: RN evaluates Q-Sight for Lynx gunners
Source: Shephard, 18-Nov-10
The Royal Navy (RN) is carrying out an operational evaluation of a new helmet-mounted optical sighting system that will be issued to Lynx Mk8 helicopter door gunners.
Hillsboro Aviation using Alpha Eagle helmets
Source: Xtreme ALSE, 13-Aug-10
Xtreme ALSE has provided Hillsboro Aviation with six Alpha Eagle flight helmets, one of the most state of the art flight helmets on the market. Hillsboro Aviation’s pilots and instructors will use these helmets throughout the entire external load training course. The helmets help to increase the level of safety and comfort during training and [...]
Elbit Awarded $8.2M Contract for Helmet Display and Tracker System (HDTS) for USMC AH-1W
Source: Elbit Systems of America, 13-Jan-10
Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd. ( ESLT) announced receipt of contracts from the United States Marine Corps (USMC) for Elbit Systems of America Helmet Display and Tracker System (HDTS) for the USMC AH-1W Attack Helicopter. The contract effort covers the development of retrofit kits to incorporate HDTS [...]
UK MoD to purchase 12 remote sighting systems with BAE Systems’ Q-Sight™ display
Source: BAE Systems, 10-Sep-09
The U.K. Ministry of Defence has placed the first order for a new generation of helmet-mounted displays developed by BAE Systems. The Royal Navy will purchase 12 remote sighting systems incorporating BAE Systems’ Q-Sight™ display, for its Lynx Mk8 helicopters.
Thales To Upgrade TopOwl Helmet Modules for Australian Military
Source: Thales, 28-Aug-09
Thales has secured an order from prime contractor Australian Aerospace to upgrade the TopOwl Helmet-Mounted Sight Display Modules fitted to Australia’s Tiger helicopters. TopOwl HMSD links the pilot directly to the armaments, night-vision and navigation systems of the army’s armed reconnaissance helicopters.
Elbit to equip new Korean helicopters with advanced helmet-mounted systems
Source: Rotorhub, 31-Mar-09
