Integrated Visual Augmentation System

In this Oct. 21, 2020, photo provided by the U.S. Army, soldiers don a military prototype of the Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) and wield a Squad immersive Virtual Trainer (SiVT) during a training environment and test event at Fort Pickett, Va. Microsoft won a nearly $22 billion contract to supply U.S. Army combat troops with its virtual reality headsets. Microsoft and the Army separately announced the deal Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Courtney Bacon/U.S. Army via AP)

Army adjusting expectations for first IVAS release

The $22 billion program is supposed to revolutionize the way soldiers can operate in the field but was delayed by a year last fall.

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Healthcare workers transport a COVID-19 patient in an intensive care unit at the Hospital das Clinicas in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Friday, March 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Jefferson Bernardes)

IG: VA may have to use data better to ensure resources go where they’re needed

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(U.S. Army Photo by Bridgett Siter)

Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division used the latest prototype of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) during a training exercise in October at Fort Pickett, Va. The event was part of a larger Soldier Touch Point, the third major milestone in the development and testing of the IVAS, which will undergo one more STP in the spring before initial fielding next year. (U.S. Army Photo by Bridgett Siter)

Army’s IVAS program under scrutiny from Congress, lawmakers withhold funds

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(U.S. Army Photo by Bridgett Siter)

Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division used the latest prototype of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) during a training exercise in October at Fort Pickett, Va. The event was part of a larger Soldier Touch Point, the third major milestone in the development and testing of the IVAS, which will undergo one more STP in the spring before initial fielding next year. (U.S. Army Photo by Bridgett Siter)

Army delays $22B augmented reality goggle program

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(Staff Sgt. Rachel Simones)

To help counter against threats by enemy drones, the Department of Defense released its Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Strategy on Jan. 8, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Rachel Simones)

Army wants to lock soldiers’ biometrics in with machines to create sci-fi-like effects

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