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		Holonet Navigation Holonet Home TFN Forums TROOPS : Ten Years Later Fanboys To Be Re-Edited? Animated Clone Wars Theatrical Release? New Indiana Jones 4 Photo! EU Microcast MacSaber 1.0 Droid Hunt Comes To Dragon*Con Update On Topps Sketch Cards Who Doesn't Hate Jar Jar anymore? Fans who grew up with the OT-Do any of you actually prefer the PT? Should darth maul have died? What plotline, character or scene in the entire Saga irritates you the most? The misconceptions you had about Star Wars, when you were a kid There are no polls currently operating in this sector. Please check back soon. View Poll Archives Star Wars-Style Fighter Pilot Helmets? Posted By Mike on April 23, 2008 According to an article at Telegraph.co.uk, the RAF will be utilizing Star Wars like helmet displays in their next generation aircraft. From the article: "The headgear being developed for the new, American-built F35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) will display navigation and targeting information on the inside of the pilot’s visor. Precision head tracking software will allow pilots to "see through" the cockpit floor, with infra-red images of the ground below, during day or night time, being beamed in front of their eyes. The advanced helmet mounted display is reminiscent of systems used by Luke Skywalker and pilots of enemy imperial TIE fighters in the first Star Wars film Episode IV: A New Hope, released in 1977." Click here for the full story. Thanks to Tom D. for the heads up. More pics here at Gizmodo! (Thanks Jesús) UPDATE: Friend of TFN, Shane D. (AKA "Jade Jedi") sent us the following link showing what the helmets look like. Click here to check them out. Thanks Shane! UPDATE #2: The Sun in the UK is reporting on some Star Wars like helmets and technology currently being used by the Royal Air Force in Afghanistan. Man do those goggles remind you of Anakin's pod racing helmet. See the excerpt below and click here for the full article with pics. "THE RAF blitz on the Taliban was last night joined by souped-up Harrier jump jets – boasting the call sign “Jedi”. Top guns piloting the futuristic fighters got the moniker because new night vision goggles make them look like something straight out of Star Wars. At night, forward-looking infrared systems are used with the pilot’s all-seeing goggles. Squadron Leader Dave Kane said: “The infrared beam is similar to the Jedi lightsaber – and what with the goggles, someone compared us to something out of Star Wars. “The Jedi name stuck and now we’ve adopted it as our call sign.” But he stressed: “Like the Jedi, we are guardians of peace – because we support efforts to bring stability and peace to war-ravaged Afghanistan. “We don’t seek to rule, but serve others who do – in our case the elected government of the country.”' Thanks Darren! email this story discuss in forums Select Date 2008, July 2008, June 2008, May 2008, April 2008, March 2008, February 2008, January 2007, December 2007, November 2007, October 2007, September 2007, August 2007, July 2007, June 2007, May 2007, April 2007, March 2007, February 2007, January 2006, December 2006, November 2006, October 2006, September 2006, August 2006, July 2006, June 2006, May 2006, April 2006, March 2006, February 2006, January 2005, December 2005, November 2005, October 2005, September 2005, August 2005, July 2005, June 2005, May 2005, April 2005, March 2005, February 2005, January 2004, December 2004, November 2004, October 2004, September 2004, August 2004, July 2004, June 2004, May 2004, April 2004, March 2004, February 2004, January 2003, December 2003, November 2003, October 2003, September 2003, August 2003, July 2003, June 2003, May 2003, April 2003, March 2003, February 2003, January 2002, December 2002, November 2002, October 2002, September 2002, August 2002, July 2002, June 2002, May 2002, April 2002, March 2002, February 2002, January 2001, December 2001, November 2001, October 2001, September 2001, August 2001, July 2001, June 2001, May 2001, April 2001, March 2001, February 2001, January 2000, December 2000, November 2000, October 2000, September 2000, August 2000, July 2000, June 2000, May 2000, April 2000, March 2000, February 2000, January 1999, December 1999, November 1999, October 1999, September 1999, August 1999, July 1999, June 1999, May 1999, April 1999, March 1999, February 1999, January 1998, December 1998, November 1998, October 1998, September 1998, August 1998, July 1998, June 1998, May Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game Posted By Mike on July 2, 2008: Celebrating 5 years of Galaxies Starwars.com Website Revamped Posted By Dustin on July 2, 2008: I thought something was up... 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