USAF poised to deploy JHMCS Strike Eagles

摘要

The US Air Force (USAF) has equipped its first Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle unit with a Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS), which allows pilots to slew their sensors and weapons toward a target by merely turning their heads.rnThe 336th Fighter Squadron (FS) at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina is now preparing for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan with the new system, according to Lieutenant Colonel Charles Wallace, commander of the 4th Operations Support Squadron, which provides aircrew rnflight equipment to the 336th FS.