VTAS SIGHT FIELDED, SHELVED IN 1970S
The U.S. fielded the first operational helmet-mounted sight from 1973 to about 1979 on about 500 Navy and Marine Corps F-4 Phantom fighters. Effectiveness of the sight was hampered by the limited Sidewinder missile capability of the day, and it was withdrawn when service officials felt its benefits...
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