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 company's HoloLens tech. The US Army, this week, said that it will work with Microsoft on the production phase of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) programme as it moves from rapid prototyping to production and rapid fielding. "We appreciate the partnership with the US Army, and are thankful for their continued trust in transitioning IVAS from rapid prototyping to rapid fielding," Alex Kipman - Microsoft Technical Fellow said in a blogpost on Wednesday.