BAE's Striker helmet gives fighter pilots 'X-ray vision'

BAE Systems' Striker helmet has been designed to help the pilot communicate with his fighter jet 

When a pilot in a Eurofighter Typhoon jet glances down, he doesn't see a steel-grey floor. Instead he sees clouds, and maybe sheep and cows in green fields below.

If he were to spot an enemy down there, or anywhere near the aircraft, he would not need to point the plane towards the target.

He would simply look at it - through the solid hull of the plane - make sure that a tiny symbol displayed on his helmet's visor was aligned with the object, press a button and fire.

The pilot is wearing BAE Systems' Striker HMSS helmet, the UK defence company's latest development. Putting augmented reality technology - as used in video games - to military use is the latest goal for helmet makers around the world.

Cameras all around the aircraft are wirelessly linked to BAE's helmet; the system checks in which direction the pilot is looking, and then displays the exact view on the visor, in real time.

Striker incorporates a helmet-mounted display (HMD), designed to help the pilot communicate with the plane.

Helmet-mounted displays made by a US company VSI are also among
the most advanced, providing the pilot with X-ray-like vision

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