Today I learned that F-35 pilots get $400,000 helmets with 'X-ray vision' - but the Pentagon almost ditched them
THE SO WHAT
A $400,000 helmet wired to six infrared cameras is a reminder that high-performance human-machine interfaces are still hardware-heavy and brutally expensive. As similar sensor-fusion concepts move into industrial and mobility contexts, expect a long period where cost and reliability, not raw capability, are the real bottlenecks.
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