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I am also not clearly seeing the parts where the new technology is visible for targeting and cuing and engagement interfaces
You must understand that in majority of HMDS systems is not visibly different from ordinary helmets or please prove if I am wrong.
Different HMDS systems are in service with IAF
Su-30 MKI &MiG-21 "Bison" uses SURA-K HMS, though with the oncoming upgrades,Su-30 MKI will be getting Topsight Helmet sights.
MiG-29 uses Shchel-3UM HMS,and the upgraded variants (some planes have been already upgraded) will be getting Topsight systems.
Jaguars have MK3C/4A HMS,will be upgraded probably with Topsight.
Mirage-2000s and MiG-27s have no Helmet Sights,and Mirage-2000s are being upgraded with Topsight.
Tejas has DASH systems.
With all due respect sir,even though Tejas is yet to be fully operational,it has been inducted to IAF and is a part of IAF.Also it has displayed its Helmet mounted sight capability.
It was you who dragged India into the discussion through post #63,falsely stating that IAF is not equipped with helmet mounted sighting capabilites.
The Boeing Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) combines a magnetic head tracker with a display projected onto the pilot's visor, giving the pilot a targeting device that can be used to aim sensors and weapons wherever the pilot is looking.
With JHMCS, the pilot can aim the radar, air-to-air missiles, infrared sensors and air-to-ground weapons merely by observing the target through the helmet's visor and pressing a switch on the flight controls. Additionally, the pilot can view any desired data (airspeed, altitude, target range, etc.) while "heads-up," eliminating the need to look into the cockpit during visual air combat.
The High Off-Boresight Seeker (HOBS) consists of the new JHMCS and the new AIM-9X high off-boresight air-to-air missile.
Boeing: Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System
The PAF pilot in the F-16 is wearing this JHMCS.