US Army Approves First Batch of Microsoft Combat Goggles

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Assistant Secretary for Acquisition Douglas Bush has “cleared the Army to begin accepting” some of the 5,000 sets of goggles, spokesman Jamal Beck said in a statement. Their delivery had been placed on hold over concern about the device’s performance until more rigorous testing took place.

Based on the test results so far the service “is adjusting its fielding plan to allow for time to correct deficiencies and also field to units that are focused on training activities,” Beck said.

Microsoft’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System, or IVAS, is expected to provide a “heads-up display” for U.S. ground forces, similar to those for fighter pilots. The system -- a customized version of Microsoft’s HoloLens goggles -- would let commanders project information onto a visor in front of a soldier’s face and would include features such as night vision.

Suddenly, Windows seems like a mere speck on the windshield of Microsoft's ventures. But Windows was never high on the priority list to begin with, for the past decade or more maybe?

 

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Well without Windows there would be no Microsoft.

 

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US Army soldiers felt ill while testing Microsoft’s HoloLens-based headset

"The devices would have gotten us killed," an Army reportedly claims.

arstechnica.com

Insider said an excerpt of a US Army report on a "recent" field test dictated to it by an unnamed employee included a soldier who tested the tech saying, "The devices would have gotten us killed."