By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on March 31, 2021 at 4:08 PM Soldiers test the latest, ruggedized version of the IVAS targeting goggles at Fort Picket in October 2020. UPDATE that contract is “IDIQ-like” WASHINGTON: The Army awarded Microsoft a five-year contract to produce a militarized version of its HoloLens augmented reality goggles. With options to extend for another five years and a maximum potential value of $21.88 billion, the award is a major vote of confidence in a program whose 2021 funding Congress cut by $230 million. The Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) contract was awarded last Friday but announced today by both the Army and Microsoft. The $21.88B figure was in a Microsoft email, not in either announcement. There was no