After several years of searching, the Air Force announced on Saturday that it had selected a company to proceed with prototype development for a new flight helmet that could become standard issue ...

Hunt, in essence, is to Air Force pilot helmets what street artist Banksy is to a dilapidated city sidewalk. “For me, I get really excited over details,” he noted.

The Air Force did not immediately answer how much a helmet costs, or provide the estimated production contract amount. RELATED Pilots try out new helmet in F-16V flight tests ...

Raptor pilots are now testing a new type of flight helmet. The U.S. Air Force is finally testing a new helmet design for fixed wing pilots, developed around pilots’ needs and feedback from using ...

Capt. Matthew Alexander, 555th Fighter Squadron pilot, tests the seal on his lightweight HGU-55/P Combat Edge pilot helmet, Oct. 15, 2014, at Aviano Air Base, Italy (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman ...

The U.S. Air Force has picked California-based LIFT Airborne Technologies‘ AV 2.2 helmet to serve as the Next Generation Fixed Wing helmet. LIFT Technologies’ offering was competing in the ...

F-22 Pilots Are Now Testing the Air Force's Helmet of the Future The high-tech design allows for more visibility, mobility, and comfort—and it's a better fit for female pilots. By Sascha Brodsky ...

In June 2024, Lt. Col. Justin Meyer became the first Air Force pilot to surpass 2,000 flight hours in the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. On Jun. 6, 2024, ...

The helmet is fitted so perfectly that a change in pilot hairstyle requires a refitting — it's that precise. Fitting a pilot with an HDMS is a two-day process carried out by U.S. Air Force ...

His helmet has the red star and yellow bars of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), which is very different from the IAF’s usual tricolour roundel.