Microsoft wins US$22 billion US Army contract for augmented reality gear Toggle share menu Advertisement Microsoft wins US$22 billion US Army contract for augmented reality gear In this May 11, 2017, file photo, members of a design team at Cirque du Soleil demonstrate the use of Microsoft's HoloLens device in helping to virtually design a set at the Microsoft Build 2017 developers conference in Seattle. (File photo: AP/Elaine Thompson) 01 Apr 2021 03:25AM (Updated: 01 Apr 2021 10:24AM) Share this content Bookmark SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft has won a Pentagon contract for augmented reality headgear for soldiers worth US$21.88 billion over the next decade, the company and the United States military announced on Wednesday (Mar 31).