Farnborough 2012: Lockheed reveals F-35 HMD upgrade plan
Lockheed Martin has outlined a three-point upgrade plan for the F-35 Lightning II helmet-mounted display system (HMDS) ahead of a proposed critical design review (CDR) scheduled towards the end of the year, company officials have said.
According to Steve O'Bryan, VP for F-35 programme integration at Lockheed Martin, a CDR will be conducted on both the Vision Systems International (VSI) and BAE Systems HMDS solutions. A final downselect of helmet for the programme will be made at a later date, he added.
'We are confident that we can deliver requirements to the warfighter. But until we do that, we will
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