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Army

Army To Look For IVAS Data Capability, As Officials See First Headset Prototypes This Month

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, April 8th, 2019

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Army To Look For IVAS Data Capability, As Officials See First Headset Prototypes This Month

Microsoft's HoloLens 2, to be developed into the Army's Integrated Visual Augmentation System

With the Army getting ready to see the first demonstrations of its future augmented reality headset this month, officials said Monday the service is looking for a capability required to analyze data collected by the new training and simulation tool. The Army will release Request for White Papers to gather industry input on providing a Tactical Integration Center (TIC) Capability prototype for the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS). “The overall goal of the IVAS TIC [prototype] is to develop a…

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]

Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]

Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]