Lastly, the helmet contains radio equipment for communicating with other pilots and with ground control. Night Vision Goggles (NVGs) allow a fighter pilot to fly in the middle of the night.

Col. Tim Zerbe, the State Army Aviation Officer at Pennsylvania National Guard, describes what it's like to fly a Black Hawk with night vision goggles.

The Army helicopter that collided with a passenger plane on Wednesday night was on a 'routine annual retraining,' Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II pilot helmet provides crews with a plethora ... which eliminates the need for separate night-vision goggles, simplifying the processes onboard the fighter.