November 13, 2007
Scaring the enemy to death
The Brits have produced a suitably high-tech helmet for the pilots who will fly the soon-to-be acquired Joint Strike Fighter, with some rather amazing features, according to Engadget.
Within the tinted faceplate are two projectors which sync up with plane-mounted cameras and display images from the outside for the pilot to view. Essentially, this enables the operator to view high-resolution images (yes, even at night) of areas previously imperceptible without a warplane constructed entirely of plexiglass, and onboard sensors make sure that the imagery reflects exactly where the pilot is looking at any given moment. Furthermore, computerized systems can even feed in "essential flight and combat data on to the display," as well as target symbols of friendlies / enemies.
I prefer the analysis provided by the folks at Gizmodo, who take note of another advantage -- and an alternative weapons system -- provided by the helmet.
The British Ministry of Defence has eliminated missiles and other projectile weapons in favor of a more open, glass covered cockpit offensive.
Why?
Their new tactic is to fly as close to enemy aircraft as possible while wearing this prototype helmet to make the opposition shit themselves to death. Victims won't be reincarnated as anything good either, but that's just a side effect.
Can you imagine the reaction if some Iranian jet jockey got a close look at this on his six?
Scarier than Darth Vader. A lot scarier.
Posted by Mike Lief at November 13, 2007 12:49 AM
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Ok, how did this secret image of the office clerical supervisor during her five or more unfriendly days of the month get out?
Posted by: jean at November 13, 2007 01:02 PM