Posted on 04/24/2017 10:02:51 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
Four RAF Typhoon pilots using the world's most advanced fighter helmet set off for Eastern Europe today as tensions with Russia mounted.
Theresa May sanctioned the sending of British RAF resources to patrol the skies over the Black Sea alongside local jets to reassure Eastern European countries in the face of increased aggression from Vladimir Putin.
The four Typhoons, from 3 (Fighter) Squadron will lead the deployment, which is part of the Nato southern air policing mission.
Pilots are using the new £250,000 Striker II helmet, which boasts in-built digital night vision that identifies enemy targets by red and yellow colour codes.
The state-of-the-art head gear allows pilots to tell friend and foe apart in an instant while travelling at supersonic speeds in the dark or bad weather.
The cutting-edge helmets are being used by Typhoon pilots who set off from RAF Coninsby, Lincolnshire, today to bolster air support in Romania.
The planes - which can fly at almost twice the speed of sound - will spent up to four months based at Mihail Kogalniceanu airbase in south east Romania.
Last year BAE signed a deal worth £2.1billion over ten years to support the RAF's Typhoon fleet.
Chris Colston, who developed the Striker II helmets, said: 'For the pilot it's like going from your old analogue TV to HD.
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Four Typhoon aircraft left from RAF Coningsby today to begin a deployment to Romania amid mounting tensions with Russia
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Most advanced fighter helmet? Baloney, I bet they cant hold a candle to US Navy helmets in the ‘80s. Haven’t they ever seen Top Gun?
Interesting. So much technology advancing at such a rapid pace. Government sanctioned driverless vehicle testing on open road was a stunner and shows how serious fast things are going.
I hope they save the Truck driver though. They have been the pulsing arteries of the nation.
Not belittling the squadron of four, but I find it sad the RAF has so few to send.
Euro Typhoon’s look like F-16 with twin engines.
Single payer NHS takes all the money.
The helmets are $320,000.00 a pop....would be great for video gaming! ;-)
http://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/product/striker-ii-digital-helmet-mounted-display
The F-35 helmet clocks in at $400,000.00.
“RAF Typhoon pilots using the world’s most advanced fighter helmet ...”
Meanwhile US F-22 pilots wish they had one - any one, even the most primitive ...
If a war came along then all the innovations we read about will be available by the end of the week and produced in mass in a few months. Assuming we would have a few months.
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