JHMCS

Abstract

The Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) develops a helmet display system capable of depicting aircraft heading data, pilot's viewing perspective, target indication tracking/cueing, and other information on the aircrew visor to enhance pilot situational awareness. This display allows the pilot to quickly align platform sensors and weapons on targets, and engage threats using high off-boresight (HOBS) weapons such as the AIM-9X. JHMCS is a Post Milestone III, Acquisition Category III (ACAT-III) joint AF/Navy program with the AF as the lead service. Program is in full rate production (FRP). Continuing activities include deficiency resolution; improvements to tooling and test equipment; Electronic Unit (EU) obsolescence/Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS) redesign; a systems engineering approach for implementing alternate displays; improvements to integrate night vision cueing display (NVCD); software updates; platform integration; improvements to Reliability and Maintainability (R&M); system upgrade studies and analysis; other obsolescence upgrades; improved magnetic mapping processes to reduce maintenance manhours/life cycle costs; and efforts to support the transition to Performance Based Logistics Partnership (PBL/P) and depot activation. This program is in budget activity 7 - Operational System Development - modification of existing aircraft.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2011
• Source ID: 0207170F_7_3600_PB_2011
• Change Summary Explanation: The FY 2010 President's Budget submittal did not reflect FY 2011 through FY 2015 funding. Therefore, explanation of changes between the two budget positions cannot be made in a relevant manner.
• Service Agency Name: Air Force

Entities

Organizations

• United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms
• Materials and Manufacturing Processes
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Air Force
• Aircrafts
• Contracts
• Cost Analysis
• Costs
• Cueing
• Deficiencies
• Display Systems
• Engineering
• Night Vision
• Obsolescence
• Program Management
• Reliability
• Situational Awareness
• Systems Engineering
• Test And Evaluation
• Test Equipment

Fields of Study

• Engineering

Readers

• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
• Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
• Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

• Microelectronics