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Army

Army Delays IVAS Headset Program To 2022

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, October 14th, 2021

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Army Delays IVAS Headset Program To 2022

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 pushed back its timeline for the Microsoft [MSFT]-built Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) headset, the service confirmed Wednesday, delaying the operational evaluation to next May and setting the first unit equipped date to September 2022. The service’s Program Executive Office-Soldier did not provide a specific reason for the program delay, but said the decision “allows the Army and industry team to continue to enhance the IVAS technology platform.” “The Army decided to shift the IVAS Operational Test…

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