Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (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 System (HOBS) weapons such as the AIM-9X. JHMCS is a Post Milestone C, Acquisition Category III (ACAT III) joint Air Force/Navy program with the Air Force 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; 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 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, 2015
Source ID
0207170F_7_3600_PB_2015
Change Summary Explanation
No significant changes
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
  • Aircrafts
  • Contracts
  • Costs
  • Cueing
  • Display Systems
  • Engineering
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Obsolescence
  • Program Management
  • Situational Awareness
  • Sustainment
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics

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