HAIFA, Israel, Sept. 10 -- Vision Systems International LLC (VSI) has been awarded an $84.6 million contract by Lockheed Martin Fort Worth to develop VSI's advanced helmet-mounted display (HMD) systems for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). VSI is jointly owned by EFW Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems, and Kaiser Electronics, a Rockwell Collins company. VSI will develop and deliver the display units to support JSF development and integration laboratories, JSF simulators and JSF flight-test platforms. The contract also includes options for technology refreshment and...Read full articleRelated content from Photonics MediaArticlesEVOSYS Subsidiaries Move Locations; Aeluma Wins Second Navy Award: Week in Brief: 12/1/23Aeluma Inc., a semiconductor company specializing in lidar, communication, and sensing, received funding from the U.S. Navy to develop high-speed photodetectors for defense and aerospace...Photonics.com 12/1/2023ams OSRAM Sells Traxon Technologies: Week in Brief: 05/20/22Optical technology company ams OSRAM reached an agreement to sell its Traxon Technologies business to Prosperity Group, a privately owned lighting company based in Hong Kong. The transaction is part...Photonics.com 5/20/2022TRUMPF Strengthens Industrial Software Position: Week in Brief: 07/22/22Carl Zeiss Meditec and Precise Bio, a regenerative medicine company focused on bio-printed tissues and organs, entered a partnership to develop and commercialize fabricated corneal tissue for...Photonics.com 7/22/2022WebinarsVision Science and AR/VRAs technologies for augmented, virtual, and mixed realities continue to advance, head-mounted displays (HMDs) face a variety of vision-related challenges. These include visual discomfort, reductions...Photonics.com 8/25/2020Photonics Dictionary Termshelmet-mounted displayA compact optical projection system, mounted on or built into a helmet, and used to project data or a scene directly into the eyes of the wearer. Also called visually coupled display.Photonics Dictionaryoptical combinerAn optical combiner, in the context of optics and display technologies, refers to a device or component that combines multiple optical signals or images into a single output. The purpose of an...Photonics DictionarymicrodisplayA microdisplay is a miniature electronic display technology that is designed to project visual information onto a small screen. Unlike traditional displays, microdisplays are typically very compact...Photonics DictionaryPhotonics Buyers' Guide CategoriesHelmet-Mounted DisplaysA helmet-mounted display is a compact optical projection system, mounted on or built into a helmet, and used to project data or a scene directly into the eyes of the wearer. Also called visually...