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Microsoft Corp.’s deal to build customized versions of its HoloLens goggles for the U.S. Army is moving forward, one year after the Senate considered freezing half the contract.
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April 01, 2021 11:08 IST
The contract could be worth up to $21.88 billion over 10 years, a Microsoft spokesman told Reuters.
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Microsoft wins $21.9 bln contract with U.S. Army to supply augmented reality headsets.
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The contract could be worth up to $21.88 billion over 10 years, a Microsoft spokesman told Reuters.
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Microsoft Corp on Wednesday said it has won a deal to sell the U.S. Army augmented reality headsets based on its HoloLens product and backed by Azure cloud computing services.
In this May 11, 2017, file photo, members of a design team at Cirque du Soleil demonstrate use of Microsoft’s HoloLens device in helping to virtually design a set at the Microsoft Build 2017 developers conference in Seattle. Microsoft says . more > By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times - Thursday, April 1, 2021
The Army is moving forward with a cutting-edge program to give tens of thousands of service members augmented-reality headsets in a move that could transform how soldiers fight the wars of tomorrow.
The Pentagon announced a deal with Microsoft worth up to nearly $22 billion to produce the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), a platform that’s been in the works for several years but is now ready for the production line.