Enhanced pilot environment
Funds next-generation combat cockpit technology, from wearable displays to AI-assisted decision support for pilots.
Enhanced pilot environment is a European Defence Fund (EDF) Development Action that funds next-generation combat cockpit technology, from wearable displays to AI-assisted decision support, for future EU combat aircraft — displays, wearables, voice command, augmented reality and AI-based decision support that help a pilot manage automated and unmanned teammates, for both new-generation aircraft and…
This topic wants new cockpit human-machine interface technology for future EU combat aircraft — displays, wearables, voice command, augmented reality and AI-based decision support that help a pilot manage automated and unmanned teammates. It targets both new-generation aircraft and upgrades to aircraft already in service.
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