VSI awarded JHMCS contracts
valued at more than $120 million
Has received several new contracts
with a total value of more than $120 million.
Press Release
SAN JOSE, Calif., (Apr. 29, 2009) - Vision Systems International,
LLC (VSI), a leader in advanced Helmet Mounted Display (HMD)
technology, has received several new contracts with a total
value of more than $120 million.
The Boeing Company awarded VSI a contract for the delivery of
more than 550 additional Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS).
VSI also received direct contracts from the U.S. Navy and U.S.
Air Force for spares and Ground Support Equipment (GSE)
in support of the JHMCS program.
Under the production contract, VSI will provide JHMCS hardware,
including spares, technical support and GSE for the Full Rate
Production - Lot 5 (FRP-5) acquisition. This procurement fills U.S.
government domestic requirements for the U.S. Air Force F-15E and F-16,
Air National Guard F-15, U.S. Navy F/A-18C/D/E/F/G single seat and dual
seat platforms, as well as foreign military sales production
and spares commitments including: Australia (F/A-18), Belgium (F-16),
Turkey (F-16), and other countries. Deliveries under FRP-5 will
commence this year and continue through 2010.
“With the delivery of more than 3,000 systems,
the JHMCS is the world’s premier helmet display
for fixed-wing tactical aircraft,” says VSI President Drew Brugal.
“The system provides the warfighter with unmatched situation
awareness throughout the operational profile of the jet.
By keeping ‘eyes out’ while viewing all critical information
on the helmet visor, the pilot has a significant advantage
in both air-to-air and air-to-ground mission execution.”
Brugal added that the award will have a substantial economic
impact with the creation of high quality jobs in the San Jose area.
The JHMCS provides the pilot with “first look, first shot” high
off-boresight weapons engagement capabilities. The system enables
the pilot to accurately cue onboard weapons and sensors against
enemy aircraft and ground targets without the need to
aggressively turn the aircraft or place the target in
the Head-Up Display (HUD) field-of-view for designation.
Critical information and symbology, such as targeting cues
and aircraft performance parameters, are graphically displayed
directly on the pilot’s visor.
Formed in 1996, VSI, is a joint venture
between Elbit Systems of America, a subsidiary
of Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT), and Rockwell Collins Inc.
(NYSE: COL).
VSI was formed to develop, manufacture and support fixed
wing Helmet Mounted Displays (HMDs) worldwide.
VSI today is a leading supplier of fixed-wing HMDs worldwide.
In addition to the JHMCS production, VSI is developing the advanced
HMD for the F-35 (JSF); a Night Vision Cueing & Display (NVCD)
QuadEye™ system for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force;
Helmet Mounted Avionics (HMA) solution for Trainers,
Light Attack and Military Airlift; and is also producing
the Display and Sight Helmet (DASH) Generation IV HMD under
multiple contracts.
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