by Donna Tam July 8, 2012 9:00 PM PDT CNET
Soldiers will use Android and Windows systems during missions in a not-so-distant future.
The Raytheon Company has developed a wearable device and display to help pilots navigate
and see where their foes are even after they leave the cockpit.
U.S. Army, welcome to the future.
If you happen to be in Farnborough, London, this week, you'll be able to see a demo of an Army
pilot geared in the latest in wearable military technology -- a portable computing device that fits
in a pocket and a display panel that can be strapped to a soldier's wrist.
The entire Aviation Warrior (yes, that's what it is called) system -- which includes a helmet
equipped with a flip-down viewing monocle and taps into the cockpit's digital display -- may seem
like something that belongs in Battlestar Galatica, but it is no prop.
Created by the Raytheon Company, the system provides access to important tools that help Army
helicopter pilots maintain "situational awareness," according to the makers.
<a href="http://s1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/?action=view&current=Female_Aviation_Warrior_pic1.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/Female_Aviation_Warrior_pic1.png" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
The company has a contract with the Army to develop technology for the battlefield and is unveiling
the wearable tech at the Farnborough International Air Show on Monday. While the tech is applicable
to fixed wing aircrafts as well, the army is currently only funding development for helicopters.
Keith Strubhar, director of communications for Raytheon's technical services branch, said situational
awareness is what pilots can see, feel and hear while they are in the cockpits. With the military
moving toward smaller deployments and non-traditional missions that require pilots to leave their
aircrafts, it's become even more important to make sure soldiers have access to information at all times.
<a href="http://s1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/?action=view&current=frm00002-57.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/frm00002-57.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><a href="http://s1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/?action=view&current=frm00001-66.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/frm00001-66.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
Soldiers will use Android and Windows systems during missions in a not-so-distant future.
The Raytheon Company has developed a wearable device and display to help pilots navigate
and see where their foes are even after they leave the cockpit.
U.S. Army, welcome to the future.
If you happen to be in Farnborough, London, this week, you'll be able to see a demo of an Army
pilot geared in the latest in wearable military technology -- a portable computing device that fits
in a pocket and a display panel that can be strapped to a soldier's wrist.
The entire Aviation Warrior (yes, that's what it is called) system -- which includes a helmet
equipped with a flip-down viewing monocle and taps into the cockpit's digital display -- may seem
like something that belongs in Battlestar Galatica, but it is no prop.
Created by the Raytheon Company, the system provides access to important tools that help Army
helicopter pilots maintain "situational awareness," according to the makers.
<a href="http://s1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/?action=view&current=Female_Aviation_Warrior_pic1.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/Female_Aviation_Warrior_pic1.png" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
The company has a contract with the Army to develop technology for the battlefield and is unveiling
the wearable tech at the Farnborough International Air Show on Monday. While the tech is applicable
to fixed wing aircrafts as well, the army is currently only funding development for helicopters.
Keith Strubhar, director of communications for Raytheon's technical services branch, said situational
awareness is what pilots can see, feel and hear while they are in the cockpits. With the military
moving toward smaller deployments and non-traditional missions that require pilots to leave their
aircrafts, it's become even more important to make sure soldiers have access to information at all times.
<a href="http://s1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/?action=view&current=frm00002-57.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/frm00002-57.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><a href="http://s1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/?action=view&current=frm00001-66.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/frm00001-66.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
