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Army Seeks $165 Million For IVAS 1.2 In FY ‘24, Fielding May Begin By Late FY ‘25

Army Seeks $165 Million For IVAS 1.2 In FY ‘24, Fielding May Begin By Late FY ‘25
U..S. Army soldiers assigned to 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, experiment with the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) on Oct. 14 as part of Project Convergence 22 (U.S. Army Photo)

The Army is requesting $165 million for its Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) in fiscal year 2024, to include $76 million for further development of the new “1.2” version of the headset and $89 million to procure the upgraded system. Production of the new IVAS 1.2 is expected to begin in late FY ‘24, according to an Army statement on Monday, before fielding to operational units “as early as” late FY ‘25. “The Army remains fully committed to IVAS. Despite…

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