First Gripen flight with helmet mounted display

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(2001), "First Gripen flight with helmet mounted display", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 73 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2001.12773dab.021

First Gripen flight with helmet mounted display

First Gripen flight with helmet mounted displayKeywords: SAAB, BAE Systems, Military

The integration of a helmet mounted display, to further enhance the combat capability of the SAAB-BAE Systems Gripen fourth-generation swing-role fighter is reported to have passed a significant milestone, with a successful series of test flights in Linkoping, Sweden, using a Guardian helmet-mounted display system (HMD).

Flown by test pilot Magnus Olosson, the compatibility of the "Guardian" display with Gripen's advanced avionics and cockpit was verified, ahead of a programme to fully integrate the system for export launch customer South Africa, which has a requirement for 28 aircraft.

The system is also being optimised for use with the IRIS-T advanced short range air-to-air missile which is being adopted as the standard air-to-air combat weapon for Swedish Air Force Gripen fighters.