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IVAS Will Be ‘Transformational’ In Next Few Years, U.S. Army Chief Says

Frank Wolfe

Friday, October 21st, 2022

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IVAS Will Be ‘Transformational’ In Next Few Years, U.S. Army Chief Says

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 U.S. Army plans to improve its Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) headset over the next few years to make a significant difference for soldiers on the ground, Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville told reporters on Oct. 20 in a discussion on the Project Convergence 22 (PC 22) demonstration with the United Kingdom and Australia and the Army's sister services at Camp Pendleton, Calif. “I had a chance to talk to the 82nd Airborne Division troops who were…

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