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House Panel Seeks Details On Army’s Plans For FVL Sensors, Scaling IVAS

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020

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House Panel Seeks Details On Army’s Plans For FVL Sensors, Scaling IVAS

Low angled view of the U.S. Capitol East Facade Front in Washington, DC.

The House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee is calling on the Army to clarify its acquisition strategy to procure sensors for its Future Vertical Lift (FVL) fleet and plans to adopt augmented reality headset technology across its air and ground platforms. The subcommittee’s markup of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill, unanimously approved on Tuesday, directs the Army to provide information on both areas by December. “The committee notes that the Army has yet to define…

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