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Microsoft Receives Army Deal Worth Up To $21.9 Billion To Move IVAS Into Production

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, March 31st, 2021

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Microsoft Receives Army Deal Worth Up To $21.9 Billion To Move IVAS Into Production

The Army conducted its third soldier touchpoint for the Integrated Visual Augmentation System at Ft. Pickett in Virginia. Photo: U.S. Army.

The Army has awarded Microsoft [MSFT] a deal worth up to $21.9 billion over the next 10 years to move the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) program from rapid prototyping into production, the service said Wednesday. The production agreement for the Army’s future augmented reality headset, officially awarded on March 26, includes a five-year base period and five-year option and arrives following a series of extensive soldier touchpoint events to inform the final design. “The Army’s partnership with Microsoft redefined…

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