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Microsoft lands $21 billion contract to arm US soldiers with futuristic augmented-reality headsets

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Microsoft lands $21 billion contract to arm US soldiers with futuristic augmented-reality headsets
31 Mar, 2021 21:05
Microsoft lands $21 billion contract to arm US soldiers with futuristic augmented-reality headsets
Soldiers wearing the Integrated Visual Augmentation System while mounted in a Stryker vehicle in Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Washignton, February 2021 © US Army / Courtney Bacon
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The Pentagon will pay Microsoft billions of dollars to build augmented-reality headsets for its soldiers. The devices will be backed by the tech firm's Azure cloud computing services, which was compromised by hackers last year.
The contract was announced on Wednesday and could earn Microsoft up to $21.88 billion over 10 years. Back in 2018, the US Army gave Microsoft $480 million to develop a prototype headset built around the company’s HoloLens technology. Based on its performance, Microsoft will now provide up to 120,000 of the headsets, dubbed the Integrated Visual Augmented System, or IVAS.

The IVAS can project holographic video-game style maps, thermal and night imaging, and target-identification information to soldiers. It can also show where the soldier’s weapon is aimed, and monitor vital statistics like their heart rate.

Last Edited by Terminally Dispelled on 04/01/2021 08:52 AM