Microsoft wins U.S. Army contract for augmented reality headsets, worth about $22 billion
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Microsoft will begin production of augmented reality devices commissioned by the US Army, CNBC report.
The company won a contract to build devices based on the HoloLens augmented reality headset. Microsoft will supply the army with 120,000 devices worth up to $ 21.88 billion over ten years, a Microsoft spokesman told CNBC.
In 2018, Microsoft was awarded a $ 480 million contract to develop prototypes for the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), a modified version of the HoloLens helmet. The company will now move from prototyping to serial production.
As reported a statement of army, mixed reality helmets will allow soldiers to train and fight in the same system