Originally Posted by
Stitchbitch
The lumpy helmet (HMSS) is expensive, the non lumpy ones not so much. Some Typhoon pilots have traditionally made use of three helmets, a lumpy one, a day helmet and a night helmet.
Given this from the BAE website:
This is a major advance in terms of combat capability and is something that gives Typhoon pilots a significant advantage when it comes to air combat. There is no doubt in my mind that the Eurofighter Typhoon leads the world in terms of this kind of capability – and this is something that all who have worked on the system can feel extremely proud of. It is a major advance in aviation capability.
Mark Bowman, BAE Systems Chief Test Pilot
given their expense, are they more likely to be kept until really needed?