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Army Sees Larger-Scale Testing With IVAS 1.2 Later This Year As Critical To Program’s Fate

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Army Sees Larger-Scale Testing With IVAS 1.2 Later This Year As Critical To Program’s Fate
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, test the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, Aug. 23, 2023, on Fort Drum, New York (U.S. Army photos by Spc. Kade M. Bowers)

The Army is set to receive additional Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) 1.2 headsets from Microsoft [MSFT] in the coming weeks for larger-scale testing before the end of the year, with lead service officials noting those results will determine the fate of the potential $22 billion program. After gathering some feedback on an initial handful of upgraded IVAS 1.2 systems received last summer, Army Acquisition Chief Doug Bush told lawmakers on Wednesday the service is now preparing to take the…

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