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Microsoft wins $22 billion US army contract for augmented gear The headsets, based on commercially available HoloLens, will make soldiers safer and more effective AFP April 01, 2021 Microsoft has won a massive Pentagon contract for augmented reality headgear for soldiers worth US$21.88 billion over the next decade, the company and the US military announced Wednesday. PHOTO: AFP SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft has won a massive Pentagon contract for augmented reality headgear for soldiers worth $21.8...

Microsoft scores US Army contract worth up to $21.9 billion to make AR systems based on HoloLens 2 device CNN 4/1/2021 By Clare Duffy, CNN Business © Courtney Bacon/US Army Capability Set 3 (CS 3) military form factor prototype of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS). (Courtney Bacon) Microsoft has scored another major government contract, this time to produce augmented reality devices for the US Army. The Army announced Wednesday that it had awarded Microsoft ...

Microsoft, US Army join hands for 120,000 AR headsets deal ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Thu, Apr 1 2021 14:42 IST | ​ 4 Views Microsoft. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News San Francisco, April 1 : Tech giant Microsoft has announced that it has received a contract to outfit the US Army to produce 120,000 augmented reality (AR) headsets based on the companys HoloLens tech. The US Army, this week, said that it will work with Microsoft on the production phase of the Integrated Vis...

Microsoft wins $22 billion US Army contract for augmented reality gear Apple, Google, and Facebook are among the tech titans investing in mixed reality. April 1, 2021 04:57 BST Microsoft has won a Pentagon contract for augmented reality headgear for soldiers worth $21.88 billion over the next decade, the company and the US military announced Wednesday. The headsets, based on commercially available HoloLens, will make soldiers safer and more effective, according to Microsoft technical fellow Ale...

Dubbed the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), the headset is a unique deployment for Microsoft’s business-centric AR device, which is ordinarily supplied to customers for training and guidance purposes. Launched in 2019, the HoloLens 2 allows users to interact with three-dimensional holograms and popups through gestures, making it ideal for use by engineers and even medical staff. The US Army’s IVAS devices, however, integrate high-resolution night and thermal vision, as well as ...

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The US Army struck a deal worth up to $22 billion with Microsoft for these futuristic headsets soldiers will wear in combat rpickrell@businessinsider.com (Ryan Pickrell) © US Army A US Army soldier wearing a prototype IVAS headset. US Army The US Army awarded Microsoft a contract for up to almost $22 billion for futuristic headsets. The contract is for the production and delivery of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS). IVAS headsets give soldiers access to data-d...

The Xbox company also has a $10 billion contract with the Department of Defense for cloud technology.

US Army The contract is for the production and delivery of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS). IVAS headsets give soldiers access to data-driven tools in battle so they can fight better. The US Army awarded a contract worth up to $21.9 million to Microsoft to supply soldiers with futuristic augmented reality headsets, the service and the company announced. The Armys Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) headset, which is based on Microsofts Ho...

Microsoft has been given a $22 billion contract by the U.S. Army to supply its augmented reality headsets for the troops.