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Microsoft wins US$22 billion US Army contract for augmented reality gear
In this May 11, 2017, file photo, members of a design team at Cirque du Soleil demonstrate the use of Microsoft s HoloLens device in helping to virtually design a set at the Microsoft Build 2017 developers conference in Seattle. (File photo: AP/Elaine Thompson)
01 Apr 2021 03:25AM (Updated:
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SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft has won a Pentagon contract for augmented reality headgear for soldiers worth US$21.88 billion over the next decade, the company and the United States military announced on Wednesday (Mar 31).
Microsoft wins $22 billion US army contract for augmented gear
The headsets, based on commercially available HoloLens, will make soldiers safer and more effective
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April 01, 2021
Microsoft has won a massive Pentagon contract for augmented reality headgear for soldiers worth US$21.88 billion over the next decade, the company and the US military announced Wednesday. PHOTO: AFP
SAN FRANCISCO:
Microsoft has won a massive Pentagon contract for augmented reality headgear for soldiers worth $21.88 billion over the next decade, the company and the US military announced Wednesday.
The headsets, based on commercially available HoloLens, will make soldiers safer and more effective, according to Microsoft technical fellow Alex Kipman.
Microsoft, US Army join hands for 120,000 AR headsets deal
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San Francisco, April 1 : Tech giant Microsoft has announced that it has received a contract to outfit the US Army to produce 120,000 augmented reality (AR) headsets based on the company s HoloLens tech.
The US Army, this week, said that it will work with Microsoft on the production phase of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) programme as it moves from rapid prototyping to production and rapid fielding. We appreciate the partnership with the US Army, and are thankful for their continued trust in transitioning IVAS from rapid prototyping to rapid fielding, Alex Kipman - Microsoft Technical Fellow said in a blogpost on Wednesday.
Microsoft wins $22 billion US Army contract for augmented reality gear
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April 1, 2021 04:57 BST
Microsoft has won a Pentagon contract for augmented reality headgear for soldiers worth $21.88 billion over the next decade, the company and the US military announced Wednesday.
The headsets, based on commercially available HoloLens, will make soldiers safer and more effective, according to Microsoft technical fellow Alex Kipman.
The Department of Defense (DoD) said the production agreement is for five years with a renewal option that could make the contract worth in excess of $21.88 billion over 10 years, a Pentagon official said in a statement.