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Microsoft to Supply US Army More AR Combat Headsets Following Positive Field Test

Microsoft’s HoloLens-based headset built on contract for the US Army has passed an important round of field testing by soldiers. The company is now set to fulfill a larger order to be used in more rigorous testing slated to take place in 2025. Awarded in 2019, Microsoft’s $22 billion defense contract is aiming to supply the […]

Road to VR & Scott Hayden

19. September 2023

Varjo Signs “multi-million dollar” Deal to Provide Headsets for Army Training Systems

Varjo, maker of high-end XR headsets, today announced that it has closed a multi-million dollar deal to supply headsets for the U.S. Army’s Reconfigurable Virtual Collective Air Trainer (RVCT-A) initiative. The US. Army’s Reconfigurable Virtual Collective Air Trainer (RVCT-A) aims to deliver virtual training modules that are easy to set up and transport, making training cheaper and […]

Road to VR & Ben Lang

29. August 2023

Headset Maker Aims to Deliver Portable & Affordable VR Combat Sim for Training Real Pilots

Enterprise headset maker Vrgineers has developed a portable VR combat flight sim system for training pilots on a wide range of combat aircraft, including planes and helicopters. The entire system fits into a single large case and can be deployed wherever it’s needed. Made from entirely commercially available off-the-shelf components, the system unpacks from a single […]

Road to VR & Ben Lang

21. April 2023

Microsoft’s Battlefield AR Headset in Jeopardy After Deep Budget Cuts

Microsoft’s big defense contract that looks to supply the US Army with modified HoloLens AR headsets isn’t going so well. As first reported by Bloomberg, the Senate panel that oversees defense spending announced significant cuts to the Army’s fiscal 2023 procurement request for the device. Microsoft announced last year it had won a US Army defense […]

Road to VR & Scott Hayden

29. Juli 2022

Report: Microsoft Braces for Negative Field Tests of Military HoloLens

Microsoft is supposedly gearing up to field test its HoloLens-based military AR headset, however a new report contends the company is bracing for impact, as it’s expecting negative feedback from soldiers. Last year, Microsoft announced it had won a United States Army defense contract worth up to $22 billion which would see the development of a […]

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Road to VR & Scott Hayden

15. März 2022

Red 6 Raises $30 Million for In-flight Military AR Training Platform

Red 6, a company building an aircraft platform with augmented reality capabilities designed for military training, says it has raised a $30 million Series A investment to further its mission. Founded in 2018, Red 6 is the creator of the Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS), which brings augmented reality into the cockpit of training […]

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Road to VR & Ben Lang

16. Juni 2021

Microsoft Signs $22B Contract with US Army to Bring HoloLens 2 Tech to the Battlefield

Following a prototyping phase started in 2019, Microsoft and the United States Army have announced they are moving to a production phase of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), based on HoloLens 2 technology, through a contract worth up to $22 billion. In 2019, Microsoft announced it was working with the US Army to prototype […]

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1. April 2021