ROBOT VISION US Army’s new Microsoft ‘AR battle-goggles’ give them enhanced vision and awareness – and they’ve ordered 120,000 Harry Pettit, Senior Digital Technology and Science Reporter Apr 1 2021, 10:29 ET Harry Pettit, Senior Digital Technology and Science Reporter Invalid Date, THE US Army will send soldiers onto battlefields of the future wearing sci-fi goggles that boost the wearer's vision and awareness. Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it has won a nearly $22billion contract to supply combat troops with the augmented reality headsets. 6 6 The US Army signed a deal with Microsoft to test its augmented reality goggles in 2018Credit: microsoft The technology is based on Microsoft's HoloLens headsets, which were originally intended for the video game and entertainment industries.