Roadmap Conventions Bold green font entries represent current baseline states Black dashed lines with regular black font show funded advanced research & technology development activities; Grey dashed lines italic font = Solid lines and font represent funded capability enhancements. Blue = Naval; (Purple = ) Red dotted lines with italic red font represent unfunded potential capability developments Head & Spine Hearing & Comms Intelligibility Passive clothing layers Touch- Screen flight Legacy helmets & cranials Personnel & Performance Sustainment flight deck personnel & maintainer head protection (g) e. Common RW helmet f. E-2D helmet vibration study g. Human injury & pain modeling j. Common FW helmet h-1. Whole body injury prediction modeling h-2. Injury model follow-on i. Helmet/head & neck injury modeling Passive attenuation products Undergarment thermal regulation (b) a. materials - Multi-Climate b. materials - fire protection & durability c. - footwear & extreme foul gear boots (c) Regulated body cooling; Reduced bulk & wicking cold protection (a,b); fire protection (b) d. Thermoregulatory product exploration Regulated body heating (d) Fixed Wing helmet fit, Helmet Mounted Device (HMD) stability & maintainability (e,f,g,h,i, j) JSF flight deck Passive Imp Flt Dk & ANR for FW Jets (q,s) flight On-site custom & aviation maintainer Hearing (k,l); Mntnr Hrg Earcup deck face-to-face earplug Hearing (DHP) Stereo audio signal Prot (THP) material (l) communications (o) provision (n) k. Earplug wireless pressure sensors E-2D Hrg Prot (f,k,r) Non-invasive ear Wirefree comms (t) ANR for Rotary canal mapping (m) In-ear dosimetry (u) Wing (q,s) l-1. earseal material l-2. earcup material l-3. earcup producibility m-1. Non-invasive custom ear canal mapping m-2. Ear canal mapping follow-on n-1. On-site custom earplug manufacturing n-2. Dual-density earplugs o-1. Maintainer ultrasonic wireless communications o-2. Ultrasonic wireless communications producibility p-1. Ultra Wideband (UWB) Wireless Intercomm p-2. UWB WICS producibility q. ANR device assessment methodology r. ANR device evaluation s. Audio component enhancements t-1. Wirefree comms earplugs t-2. Wirefree comms earplugs follow-on u. In-ear/on-person noise exposure dosimetry Evolution Optimum Human System Performance, & Persistence Potential Development Area - attributes or functionalities Desired future capability state
Head & Spine Hearing & Comms Intelligibility Passive clothing layers Touch- Screen flight Legacy helmets & cranials Personnel & Performance Sustainment flight deck personnel & maintainer head protection (g) f. E-2D helmet vibration study g. Human injury & pain modeling j. Common FW helmet h-1. Whole body injury prediction modeling h-2. Injury model follow-on i. Helmet/head & neck injury modeling Passive attenuation products Undergarment thermal regulation (b) a. materials - Multi-Climate b. materials - fire protection & durability c. - footwear & extreme foul gear e. Common RW helmet JSF flight deck & aviation maintainer Hearing (DHP) k. Earplug wireless pressure sensors Passive Imp Flt Dk & Hearing (k,l); Mntnr Hrg Stereo audio signal Prot (THP) E-2D Hrg Prot (f,k,r) boots (c) Regulated body cooling; Reduced bulk & wicking cold protection (a,b); fire protection (b) d. Thermoregulatory product exploration Regulated body heating (d) Fixed Wing helmet fit, Helmet Mounted Device (HMD) stability & maintainability (e,f,g,h,i, j) ANR for FW Jets (q,s) Earcup material (l) Non-invasive ear canal mapping (m) flight deck face-to-face communications (o) Wire-free comms (t) In-ear dosimetry (u) l-1. earseal material l-2. earcup material l-3. earcup producibility m. Non-invasive custom ear canal mapping n-1. On-site custom earplug manufacturing n-2. Dual-density earplugs o-1. Maintainer ultrasonic wireless communications o-2. Ultrasonic wireless communications producibility p-1. Ultra Wideband (UWB) Wireless Intercomm p-2. UWB WICS producibility q. ANR device assessment methodology r. ANR device evaluation s. Audio component enhancements t-1. Wire-free comms earplugs t-2. Wire-free comms earplugs follow-on u. In-ear/on-person noise exposure dosimetry Evolution On-site custom earplug provision (n) ANR for Rotary Wing (q,s) Optimum Human System Performance, & Persistence Potential Development
Oxygen Provision Air Combat Maneuver Support Extended Mission Endurance Threat Defense Air bladder pressurized G Suits Combat Operations Survivability & Persistence Gaseous O2, Liquid O2, On-Board O2 Generation Systems (OBOGS), Reduced O2 Breathing Devices (ROBDs) Oxygen Monitor integrity check (b) a-1. Volatile organic compounds contaminant assessment b. Oxygen system monitoring, fault detection & diagnostics c. Physiological monitoring, prediction, warning and mitigation Increased endurance seat cushions; Hydration systems; Bladder Relief h. Human injury & fatigue modeling k. Vibration mitigation Fixed wavelength multi-line Laser Eye, (LEP); Bulletproof Armor m. Soft armor assessment Personal physiological condition monitoring (c); Increased capacity Emergency Oxygen Bottle T-45 Oxygen Concentrator (b) n. Enhanced soft material armor Helicopter supplemental oxygen system e. durability materials maintainability G Suit (e) MH-60S Gunner Seat (f,g) f. Gunner Seat ergonometric improvements g-1. Lumbar support improvements i. bladder relief j. Active high-endurance seat cushion o. Eye protection integrity monitor p-1. Impact injury risk modeling d. Data/power transporting e-textiles & integrated bio-sensors l. Human vibration measurement a-2. (follow-on) g-2.custom cushions & lumbar support p-2. (follow-on) F/A-18 Oxygen Concentrator (b) Higher endurance seat cushion (j,k,l) Personal Lumbar Support (g,h) Seat vibration induced injury reduction (k,l) bladder relief systems (i) Reduced weight & bulk man-mounted survival equipment (h) fit & clarity multi-line LEP spectacles(o) Lightweight, reduced bulk, flexible ballistic protection (m,n,p) Aircraft-mounted toxin sensor, scrubber & warning system (a) Evolution Persistent and Survivable Dynamic Combat Operations Potential Development
Night Vision Heads Up Flight Parameter Display Heads Up Cueing & Targeting Visual Situational Awareness & Heads Up Cueing/Targeting Gen 3 Image Intensification (I 2 ) technology Night Vision Devices (NVD) visual quality I 2 tube NVGs (e) a. Color high brightness/resolution AMOLED micro-display b-1. Reconfigurable AMOLED micro-display b-2. (Follow-on) d. Digital night vision test capability e. Advanced analog I 2 tube analysis f-1. Next Gen (ISIE-19) NIR digital sensor Day/night (either or) capable helmet mounted Heads Up Display Day/night (either or) helmet mounted cueing 360 0 spherical electro-optical SA (JSF Distributed Aperture System) f-2. (Follow-on) Rotary Wing digital night vision EVA (Enhanced Visual Acuity) Increment 1: enhanced low-light sensitivity, reduced scintillation, reduced halo effect, lighter weight,, improved fit, digital symbology overlay (a-d) c. Advanced micro-display technology development g. Solid state multi-spectral extreme low light level sensor Rotary Wing digital night vision EVA (Enhanced Visual Acuity) Increment 1: enhanced low-light sensitivity, reduced scintillation, reduced halo effect, lighter weight,, improved fit, digital symbology overlay (a-d) h. See-through display technology development i. Automatic Tinting for display visor development j. Human Vision Test System Technology Transfer k. Field of view effectiveness study Evolution Enhanced digital SA - EVA Inc. 2 (f,g) [2027] Enhanced digital SA - EVA Inc. 2 (f-i) [2027] Next generation day/night tactical helmet: high resolution, all-, multi-spectral display with tactical data overlay (a-d,f-k) Optimum Day/Night Operations Safety & Maximum Tactical SA / Warfighting Effectiveness Potential Development
Chemical Biological Defense & Persistence Evolution Hazard Detection Skin Respiratory Exposed Personnel, Equipment & Aircraft Care Passive paper sensors a. Chemical agent detection system Legacy protective clothing Lighter weight, lower bulk, improved protection coveralls Legacy Chem Bio masks & filters common respiration protection ( Service Aircrew Mask JSAM) for Rotary Wing (JSAM RW) and Strategic Aircraft (JSAM SA) common respiration protection for Tactical Aircraft (JSAM TA) Skin wipes; Soap & water aircraft decontamination Service Equipment Wipes (JSEW) Standoff point chemical agent detection Uniform Integrated Ensemble (UIPE) products [, booties, socks, future garment solutions] Multi-platform and Equipment Recovery Force System (MERFS) Full Aircrew and Persistent, Effective Air Combat Operations in a Chem Bio Environment Potential Development
Ejection Crash Survivability & Egress Survival, Evasion & Recovery Ejection; Crash Survivability & Egress; Survival, Evasion & Recovery Expanded accommodation ejection seats sustainability NACES ejection seat: NACES envelope expansion (improved Sequencer redesign & Service Life Assessment Program head and neck restraints, drogue chute, a-1. Human injury & fatigue modeling a-2. (follow on) thrust, direction, parachute) (a-g); b. parachute materials FW non-eject chute & restraint (h) c. Ejection Seat component surveillance d. NACES protective enhancements evaluation e. NACES performance modeling f. restraint designs g. Parachute probabilistic modeling h. non-ejection Fixed Wing parachute/restraint system Passive manual release restraint; bulky egress oxygen bottles Integrated mobile restraint system Aircrew & passenger i. Crash dynamics recording j. crash dynamics recording crash protection & egress (i-s) k. Aircrew restraint pre-tensioner l. Aircrew-mounted self-adjusting tether system m. Four Point pre-tensioner n. Whole body injury prediction modeling o. Lower profile emergency egress bottles p. Neck injury metrics & modeling q. Vest integrated restraint system r. Inflatable head & neck restraint s. Fatigue indicating restraint webbings Bulky, problematic, obsolete survival communications products; bulky flotation & anti-exposure materials Reduced bulk life raft (r) Reduced bulk Non-Combat Survival Radio (s) t. Reduced bulk LPU/Life Raft material u. Non-Combat Survival Radio requirements definition v. anti-exposure suit flotation (t) Smaller profile, auto-activation, software reprogrammable Combat Survival Radio (u) cold water survival suit (v) Evolution Minimal Survivable-Crash Injuries and 100% Downed Aircrew Recovery Potential Development