Exclusive: Army testing augmented reality glasses so medics can carry out remote ops in war zones The British Army is developing a series of communication devices to ensure troops have the best medical capabilities wherever they are based 29 December 2020 • 9:00pm Lance Corporal Jack Fitter RAMC wears the Microsoft HoloLens 2 glasses, which enable a field medic to confer with senior medical staff remotely anywhere in the world Credit: Heathcliff O'Malley It sounds like the stuff of science fiction – a specialist carries out surgery from anywhere in the world, relaying instructions straight onto futuristic glasses. But the technology is already being trialled by the British Army, which is developing a series of hi-tech communication devices to ensure troops have the best medical capabilities wherever they are in the world.