Collins Elbit Vision Systems (CEVS), a joint venture between RTX business Collins Aerospace and Elbit Systems of America, announced on 26 February 2024 that it has delivered the 3,000th F-35 Gen III Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS) for the Joint Strike Fighter.
The F-35 Gen III HMDS, which CEVS claims is “the world’s most advanced helmet-mounted display system”, serves as a pilot’s primary display system, providing intuitive access to vital flight, tactical and sensor information, day or night.
“CEVS has developed and delivered next-generation solutions that have kept pilots safe and battle ready for nearly 30 years,” Collins Aerospace’s Daniel Karl, co-general manager of CEVS, was quoted as saying in a company press release. “The HMDS offers pilots in combat zones unmatched situational awareness, giving them the vital information they need to make decisions faster. Our team in Wilsonville, Oregon, is proud to have helped lead the development and manufacturing of this technology for our warfighters, which will help them win the future fight.”
With the 3,000th F-35 Gen III HMDS delivery, CEVS has now provided over 20,000 systems to warfighters that have logged more than a million flight hours on 40 different fighter platforms.
The F-35 Gen III HMDS milestone comes five months after CEVS unveiled its Zero-G HMDS+ for sixth-generation fighters.
“Zero-G – the newest generation of our HMDS – is the lightest, most capable and safest helmet-mounted display system ever developed,” said Elbit America’s Jeff Hobert, co-general manager of CEVS, was quoted as saying. “It was designed for next-generation fighter aircraft platforms and can also support fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft.”
