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Raytheon Inc. gave a first glimpse of its Scorpion helmet technology for F-16 and A-10 combat jets via a simulator at the Farnborough International Airshow this week. According to an Associated Press reports, the U.S. defense company's new technology transmits data on a single-eye monocle attached to an existing helmet. The monocle is both cheaper to produce than a full visor and reduces operational costs because it is interchangeable between standard existing helmets.  It also improves on existing helmet vision technology by adding both color and night capability to a pilot's field of vision, which allows him to cue up weapons and access data from both on-board and remote sensors.  "On the modern battlefield, there is way more data out there than most people can use. If you are just trying to see it all through your eyes and read it in bits and bites, you're never going to understand it," said Todd A. Lovell, Avionics Department Manager at Raytheon, as he gave a demonstration of the Scorpion techno