{"id":30998,"date":"2021-03-31T21:07:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T21:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/03\/31\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:39:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:39:50","slug":"army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/2021\/03\/31\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Army moves ahead on \u2018mixed reality\u2019 goggle with Microsoft in $21.8 billion contract"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army announced it has reached an agreement with Microsoft on a $21.88 billion, 10-year contract to produce its futuristic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/02\/11\/the-army-wants-to-buy-40000-mixed-reality-goggles\/\" target=_blank>do-it-all goggle. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/04\/28\/army-tweaks-new-goggles-to-scan-for-fevers\/\" target=_blank>Integrated Visual Augmentation System<\/a>, or IVAS, has been the centerpiece for future plans to integrate an array of technologies previously only available to fighter pilots or troops in vehicles to individual, dismounted soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement made today by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peosoldier.army.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/2556870\/ivas-production-contract-award\/\" target=_blank>Program Executive Office-Soldier<\/a> and Microsoft states that the program, which entered its early phases in 2018, will now move from prototyping to production.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/02\/19\/top-enlisted-soldier-tries-do-it-all-goggle-being-tested-by-army-marines\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SMA-shooter2.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Top enlisted soldier tries &#8216;do-it-all\u2019 goggle being tested by Army, Marines<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Army wants to begin buying 40,000 sets of IVAS starting next year.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goggle presents a mixed reality view that allows a soldier to use the same goggle to train, rehearse and fight on the same platform. It uses sensors that provide users with night vision, thermal or standard daytime optics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The base device is a ruggedized version of the Microsoft HoloLens 2, using the company\u2019s Azure cloud services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe program delivers enhanced situational awareness, enabling information sharing and decision-making in a variety of scenarios,\u201d according to a company <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/31\/army-moves-microsoft-hololens-based-headset-from-prototyping-to-production-phase\/\" target=_blank>statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMicrosoft has worked closely with the U.S. Army over the past two years, and together we pioneered Soldier Centered Design to enable rapid prototyping for a product to provide Soldiers with the tools and capabilities necessary to achieve their mission,\u201d according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/31\/army-moves-microsoft-hololens-based-headset-from-prototyping-to-production-phase\/\" target=_blank>statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goggle can also feed a wealth of information to the user, to include navigation aids, the location of friendly troops, weapons sights\u2019 views, facial recognition software and augmented reality avatars for training scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prototype version being used last year weighed 2.5 pounds, the same as the new Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular. The IVAS, however, has a design that reduces neck torque by holding the eyepiece closer to the face, officials told Army Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The system also records training scenarios that can then be used for instant after-action reviews, much like a replay in televised sports. Soldiers in the field for recent experiments have been able to see in the google view the video feed from a micro-drone they deployed themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goggle uses a tactical assault kit, which in recent testing was a Samsung Android smartphone, a conformable batter and radio. Running with all applications, the IVAS system battery lasts for eight hours of continuous operations, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It can also plug into larger networks and cloud computing to draw in more information but is capable of working without a connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goggle then can sync with a company-level cloud, called the \u201cbloodhound,\u201d that processes the data and updates it with new information. The bloodhound then connects with the larger network or cloud when accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In early work with the company Shield AI, developers are testing out 3D mapping scans of building interiors, which could be piped into the goggle, allowing a team to see the layout of a building before kicking down doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers adjusted the sensing tech on the goggles, using them to detect from a distance whether soldiers were feverish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Early plans have called for an initial purchase of 40,000 pairs of googles for the Army. The Marine Corps and special operations forces have also been involved in experimentation and testing with the device and are expected to field it as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston gave the goggles a test run at Fort Belvoir, Va., last year and spoke with Army Times about the device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHalf the battle is just knowing what the other squad members are going to do,\u201d Grinston said. \u201cImagine integrating them in the matter of a week. You used to have to wait until a squad live fire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also last year the Army ran a two-week training familiarization and test of the goggles that included a 72-hour training event in which an Army infantry company, a Marine platoon, support platoon and opposing force platoon ran live fires and multiple tactical squad tactics lanes at Fort Pickett, Va.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Army wants 40,000 pairs over the next five years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":59334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":16,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[101,24,89,16,26],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3393],"class_list":["post-30998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-home","category-middle-column","category-news","category-newsletters"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"BIHXRRZK7NC3TO2YFU2XVE2C4E","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-army\/2021\/03\/31\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Army moves ahead on \u2018mixed reality\u2019 goggle with Microsoft in $21.8 billion contract - Air Force TImes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Army wants 40,000 pairs over the next five years.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Army moves ahead on \u2018mixed reality\u2019 goggle with Microsoft in $21.8 billion contract\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Army wants 40,000 pairs over the next five years.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/2021\/03\/31\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Air Force TImes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-03-31T21:07:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T02:39:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Todd South\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Todd South\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t    \"@context\": \"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\n\t    \"@graph\": [\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Article\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/31\\\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\\\/#article\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/31\\\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"author\": {\n\t                \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"headline\": \"Army moves ahead on \u2018mixed reality\u2019 goggle with Microsoft in $21.8 billion contract\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2021-03-31T21:07:08+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T02:39:50+00:00\",\n\t            \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/31\\\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"wordCount\": 652,\n\t            \"commentCount\": 0,\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/31\\\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/IVAS-pickett1.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"articleSection\": [\n\t                \"Daily News Roundup\",\n\t                \"Home\",\n\t                \"Middle Column\",\n\t                \"News\",\n\t                \"Newsletters\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"CommentAction\",\n\t                    \"name\": \"Comment\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/31\\\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\\\/#respond\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/31\\\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\\\/\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/31\\\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Army moves ahead on \u2018mixed reality\u2019 goggle with Microsoft in $21.8 billion contract - Air Force TImes\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/#website\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/31\\\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/31\\\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/IVAS-pickett1.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2021-03-31T21:07:08+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T02:39:50+00:00\",\n\t            \"description\": \"The Army wants 40,000 pairs over the next five years.\",\n\t            \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/31\\\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\\\/#breadcrumb\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/31\\\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\\\/\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/31\\\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\\\/#primaryimage\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/IVAS-pickett1.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/IVAS-pickett1.jpg.jpg\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/31\\\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\\\/#breadcrumb\",\n\t            \"itemListElement\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 1,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"home\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 2,\n\t                    \"name\": \"News\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/news\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"news\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 3,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Army moves ahead on \u2018mixed reality\u2019 goggle with Microsoft in $21.8 billion contract\"\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/#website\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Air Force TImes\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Independent News For Airmen | Air Force Times\",\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t                        \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t                    },\n\t                    \"query-input\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t                        \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t                        \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t                    }\n\t                }\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/#organization\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Air Force TImes\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"logo\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/air-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/air-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"Air Force TImes\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"\n\t            }\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\",\n\t            \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"migration\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/airforcetimes\\\/author\\\/migration\\\/\"\n\t        }\n\t    ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Army moves ahead on \u2018mixed reality\u2019 goggle with Microsoft in $21.8 billion contract - Air Force TImes","description":"The Army wants 40,000 pairs over the next five years.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Army moves ahead on \u2018mixed reality\u2019 goggle with Microsoft in $21.8 billion contract","og_description":"The Army wants 40,000 pairs over the next five years.","og_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/2021\/03\/31\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\/","og_site_name":"Air Force TImes","article_published_time":"2021-03-31T21:07:08+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-08T02:39:50+00:00","author":"Todd South","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Todd South","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/2021\/03\/31\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/2021\/03\/31\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\/"},"author":{"name":"migration","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1"},"headline":"Army moves ahead on \u2018mixed reality\u2019 goggle with Microsoft in $21.8 billion contract","datePublished":"2021-03-31T21:07:08+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T02:39:50+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/2021\/03\/31\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\/"},"wordCount":652,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/2021\/03\/31\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IVAS-pickett1.jpg.jpg","articleSection":["Daily News Roundup","Home","Middle Column","News","Newsletters"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/2021\/03\/31\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/2021\/03\/31\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/2021\/03\/31\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\/","name":"Army moves ahead on \u2018mixed reality\u2019 goggle with Microsoft in $21.8 billion contract - Air Force TImes","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/2021\/03\/31\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/2021\/03\/31\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IVAS-pickett1.jpg.jpg","datePublished":"2021-03-31T21:07:08+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T02:39:50+00:00","description":"The Army wants 40,000 pairs over the next five years.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/2021\/03\/31\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/2021\/03\/31\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/2021\/03\/31\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IVAS-pickett1.jpg.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IVAS-pickett1.jpg.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/2021\/03\/31\/army-moves-ahead-on-mixed-reality-goggle-with-microsoft-in-218-billion-contract\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/","ad_zone":"home"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/","ad_zone":"news"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Army moves ahead on \u2018mixed reality\u2019 goggle with Microsoft in $21.8 billion contract"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/#website","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/","name":"Air Force TImes","description":"Independent News For Airmen | Air Force Times","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/#organization","name":"Air Force TImes","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/air-logo-white.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/air-logo-white.png","caption":"Air Force TImes"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1","name":"migration","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"migration"},"url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/author\/migration\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Air Force TImes","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes","push-errors":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IVAS-pickett1.jpg.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30998"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30998\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89873,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30998\/revisions\/89873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30998"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=30998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}