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), Next Generation Survival Radio (NGSR), Aircrew Recovery Locator Device (RLD), Aircrew Hearing Protection (HP), and Rotary Wing/Tilt Rotor (RW/TR) Survival Vest Improvement. 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. 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. Solutions will reduce short-term and long-term biomechanical injury due to vibration. 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. IJHMCS will integrate onto the helmet solution identified in the HMR program. 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 RLD program will develop, qualify, procure and field a small, precise signaling device to support personnel recovery. This device will transmit a secure, geo-locatable distress signal in a GPS-denied environment over existing US government and other communications architectures. The HP program will leverage technology advancements in hearing conservation and speech intelligibility to mitigate aircrew hearing loss and clarity of mission-critical communication. The RW/TR Survival Vest Improvement program provides for an improved RW/TR Aircrew Survival Vest 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) 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, performance, obsolescence and readiness 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 nondevelopmental items (NDI) as solutions to enhance safety and survivability.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 0606_0604264N_5_1319_PB_2025
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