LONDON ¨C The U.S. military may have finally found a way to fix a glitch with the world¡¯s most high-tech helmet used by pilots flying the most expensive fighter jet in history.
A bug in the $400,000 helmet display screen used by F-35 aviators caused a green glow when flying in very low-light conditions and is now expected to be overcome by using a different type of semiconductor illumination.
The distracting green glow was deemed so critical that restrictions were imposed on some night landings on aircraft carriers, and the fault was classified as a ¡°Priority One¡± fix by the Pentagon¡¯s test office. Jittery lines were also visible to some pilots.
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