CSIO-developed technology to be used in next generation fighter aircraft

The CSIO is now in the process of development of the HUD systems for SU-30 MKI,Jaguar and MiG series aircraft. Dr Pawan Kapur,Director CSIO,said the organisation has recently received an order to develop 200 more HUD for the next generation aircrafts.

“The technology successfully developed and displayed to the Air Force would be subsequently used by them. It is a long-term programme which would be further implemented in the next generation aircrafts,” said Kapur.

The HUD is supposed to be superior to similar systems in the international market.

According to Dr Kapur,“The CSIO equipment is noiseless and offers a better field of view. It is compact,reliable,non-reflective and designed for high-performance aircraft. HAL is undertaking the fabrication of HUD in the LCAs under close monitoring with CSIO. Various institutes and research bodies including HAL,Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA),Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) are involved in the process.”

After trials with LCA-TD2 aircrafts,the HUD technology has been successfully developed and integrated with these aircrafts and also the feasibility study of HUD for HJT aircrafts is completed. The HUD for the HJT,a follow-up project of the Tejas HUD,is more compact and lighter,with some more features incorporated into it.

The HUD is an opto-electronic device installed above the cockpit’s instruments with its screen at the pilot’s level. It provides information on the aircraft’s flight parameters like speed,direction,altitude,weapon-status,among others.