"The U.S. Army has awarded Microsoft a contract worth up to $21 billion for augmented reality headsets that are supposed to help soldiers map the battlefield, select targets and stay aware of possible threats by overlaying intelligence information directly onto their field of vision. The Integrated Visual Augmentation System, known as IVAS, is part of a broader set of investments meant to make military intelligence data more useful to deployed soldiers...Many of these so-called “tactical edge” devices build on recent advancements in cloud computing that were developed in the commercial business world..." https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/03/31/microsoft-army-augmented-reality/
Microsoft's $22 billion augmented reality headset deal with U.S. Army gets delayed The deal's still on, but it's going to need a bit more time. October 14, 2021 https://www.windowscentral.com/micr...ted-reality-headset-deal-us-army-gets-delayed
