For a long time, the helmets fighter pilots wear when taking to the skies have been lacking that smart and modern touch. That is all about to change with the inception of the Striker II night vision ...

Sci-fi gear turns enemies red making them easier to identify at speed THE Sun has tested the world’s most advanced fighter pilot ­helmet, which will be unveiled by British scientists today. The ...

Fighter pilots get to operate incredible machines, but it’s not only the airplanes they fly that make a difference. Although their winged companions are the most visible aspects of the job, there are ...

This week, Lockheed Martin officially took delivery of a key part of the F-35 fighter’s combat functionality—the pilot’s helmet. The most expensive and complicated piece of headgear ever constructed, ...

Elbit Systems Ltd., the Israeli drone maker, is gearing up to sell its first consumer product in nearly a quarter-century -- augmented reality smart glasses for bicycle riders, equipped with ...

Night vision can help fighter pilots identify objects on the ground in the dark A new smart helmet that allows fighter pilots to see in the dark via an integrated night vision camera has been unveiled ...

The Boeing Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) is a fancy name for a technological wonder. The JHMCS projects multiple types of data in a "heads-up" type display on the visor so the pilot doesn ...

SOCOM is looking for a new way to get portable oxygen to troops in need. Here, Matt Hernandez repairs an oxygen generator at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency's depot at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.