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 C, 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 because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2012
Source ID
0207170F_7_3600_PB_2012
Change Summary Explanation
FY12 - reduction of $1M for higher Air Force priorities
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Cueing
  • Deficiencies
  • Display Systems
  • Engineering
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Night Vision
  • Obsolescence
  • Program Management
  • Reliability
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics

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