Now I don’t know nothin about no airplanes, but they are promising some kind of helmet targeting.
I think they are also promising some pie in the sky, to go with it.
The AF’s first attempt at a helmet mounted targeting system was in the early 1970s during Nam. Even with all the money available back then it couldn’t be made to work.
Now? I will believe it when I see it used during a no notice ORI and not until then
BTW did you see some of the drawings of such a system about a decade ago? There was no way that any pilot wearing that proposed system could safely eject in a hurry.
Understood. JHMCS is a helmet-mounted cueing system. Been around a while. Works great and would cost little to add/improve for the A-10.
The JSF has a system that is integrated with strike role and this system really doesn’t add much to current designation system we have for CAS.
Basically, the A-10 has loiter time and an ability for multiple passes and is built to take a hit (triple redundant flight control system). The JSF, not so much.
Survivability and an ability to shape the battlefield are key to CAS.