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 $21.88 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 Alex Kipman.