Aircrew System Development
Abstract
AIRCREW SYSTEMS: Aircrew Systems include Enhanced Visual Acuity (EVA), MH-60R/S Head and Neck Injury Mitigation (HNIM), Improved Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (IJHMCS), and Next Generation Survival Radio (NGSR). EVA provides advanced day/night vision/Head Up Display (HUD) capability to address critical capability gaps in low and no light illumination levels (night vision). EVA will be integrated on current aircraft through a common interface allowing an incremental, modular approach to fielding full capability and future upgrades. Future increments will provide enhanced aircrew situational awareness in degraded visual environments. HNIM will leverage work conducted during the Gunner Seat replacement program to reduce aircraft vibrations through incorporation of active and passive vibration damping into MH-60 R/S cockpit seats to reduce fatigue and enhance mission endurance. IJHMCS (previously identified as "JHMCS" on the 2023 President's Budget submission) will integrate onto the Lift or GENTEX helmet solutions, which were down-selected by the US Air Force Next-Generation Fixed Wing Helmet (NGFWH) program. IJHMCS will mitigate aircrew back and neck strain/fatigue and replace the JHMCS Helmet Mounted Day Display and Night Vision Cueing Device (NVCD) with a single day/night, digital color-capable helmet-mounted display. NGSR will address communication security (COMSEC) modernization directives and current obsolescence issues, providing a secure two-way Beyond Line-of-Sight (BLOS) communications capability between isolated personnel and rescue coordination and recovery forces. The RW/TR Aircrew Vest Program provides for an improved RW/TR Aircrew Survival Vest for MH-60S, MH-60R, CH-53E, and CMV-22 aircrew to address safety and performance issues with the currently fielded solution. SAFETY AND SURVIVAL SYSTEMS: Safety and Survival Systems include Aircrew Safety Improvement Program (ASIP, FY24 start) and State of the Art (SOA). ASIP provides agile response to high-priority, near-term aircrew systems deficiencies and capability gaps to address critical safety and performance issues. SOA provides for the yearly evaluation of survival systems, addresses capability gaps, and executes developmental efforts to increase endurance, safety, and survivability. SOA also rapidly qualifies Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) and non-developmental items (NDI) as solutions to enhance safety and survivability. This R-2 category was previously known as "AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS" on the 2023 President's Budget submission, but has been renamed to more precisely describe work being performed. SOA efforts previously categorized under "AIRCREW SYSTEMS" have been re-aligned to "SAFETY AND SURVIVAL SYSTEMS" to document these efforts more accurately.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 0606_0604264N_5_1319_PB_2024
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