By: Fox Business
March 31, 2021
The Pentagon awarded a long-term contract to Microsoft to build more than 120,000 augmented reality headsets for the U.S. Army, officials said on Wednesday.
Microsoft will produce Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) headsets equipped with its HoloLens technology. The contract is worth up to $21.88 billion over a 10-year period, according to Microsoft.
“The IVAS headset, based on HoloLens and augmented by Microsoft Azure cloud services, delivers a platform that will keep Soldiers safer and make them more effective,” Microsoft said in a blog post. “The program delivers enhanced situational awareness, enabling information sharing and decision-making in a variety of scenarios.”