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Final FY ‘21 NDAA Includes $230 Million Cut To IVAS, Presses Army On Future CH-47 Block II Plans

Final FY ‘21 NDAA Includes $230 Million Cut To IVAS, Presses Army On Future CH-47 Block II Plans
The Army conducted its third soldier touchpoint for the Integrated Visual Augmentation System at Ft. Pickett in Virginia. Photo: U.S. Army.

The final version of the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act calls for reducing the Army’s future augmented reality headset program by $230 million and calls for funding additional CH-47  Block II Chinooks while pressing the service on future plans for the heavy lift aircraft. For the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) being built by Microsoft [MSFT], the bill would limit the funds that can be used until Congress receives a briefing on the program following operational testing from…

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