I am deeply suspicious of any aircraft which needs a $400K pilot helmet....
I wonder how much in-life servicing these expensive helmets will require.
As for believing Lockheed-Martin, I recall a Brit on the C-130J programme resigning in disgust from a well-paid job with L-M, "Because I'm not prepared to carry on telling lies for you lot!", or so we were told...
View manufacturers' statements with caution!