{"id":45615,"date":"2025-02-11T21:58:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T21:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2025\/02\/11\/oculus-founder-wants-to-help-troops-surpass-the-limits-of-human-form\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:29:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:29:18","slug":"oculus-founder-wants-to-help-troops-surpass-the-limits-of-human-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/techwatch\/2025\/02\/11\/oculus-founder-wants-to-help-troops-surpass-the-limits-of-human-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Oculus founder wants to help troops \u2018surpass the limits of human form\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft is handing over the Army\u2019s do-it-all mixed reality device to defense company Anduril Industries, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anduril.com\/article\/anduril-microsoft-army-ivas\/\" target=\"_blank\">the companies announced<\/a> Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">California-based Anduril formerly assisted Microsoft with the $22 billion program by integrating the Lattice platform into the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, or IVAS. Lattice allowed soldiers to see threats in real time by removing delays in processing signals between devices, according to a company statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anduril will assume oversight of production, future development of hardware and software, and delivery timelines, according to a joint release from the two companies. Microsoft will continue to partner with Anduril on the project. Microsoft Azure will be the \u201cpreferred hyperscale cloud\u201d for Anduril on all things related to IVAS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anduril Founder Palmer Luckey, the designer of the virtual-reality headset Oculus Rift, laid out his vision for the future of the IVAS program Tuesday in a blog post titled, <a href=\"https:\/\/palmerluckey.com\/turning-soldiers-into-superheroes\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cTurning Soldiers into Superheroes.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor me, this announcement is deeply personal. Since my pre-Oculus days as a teenager who had the opportunity to do a tiny bit of work on the Army\u2019s BRAVEMIND project, I\u2019ve believed there would be a headset on every soldier long before there is a headset on every civilian,\u201d Luckey wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2024\/10\/15\/armys-mixed-reality-device-set-for-upgrades-and-battalion-assessment\/\" 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=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IVAS-3.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\">Army\u2019s mixed reality device set for upgrades and battalion assessment<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Army expects to award a production contract following next year&#039;s events.<\/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\">He wrote that IVAS will allow troops to \u201csurpass the limits of human form and cognition, seamlessly teaming enhanced humans with large packs of robotic and biologic teammates.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army has conducted IVAS-controlled drone flights for microdrones, such as the Black Hornet and other squad-level drones. The device is also used for inter- and intra-squad communication, both through voice and chat. Users can share map information, coordinates or other data via the headset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his blog post, Luckey said his involvement with IVAS signals his return to the forefront of technology. He maintains that the program is more than just a headset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6048\" height=\"4024\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23111647819503.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23111647819503.jpg.jpg 6048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23111647819503.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23111647819503.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23111647819503.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23111647819503.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23111647819503.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6048px) 100vw, 6048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">XPRIZE Founder Peter Diamandis, left, talks with Anduril Industries Founder Palmer Luckey, right, during an XPRIZE event in Washington in 2023. (Kevin Wolf\/AP Images for XPRIZE)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIVAS isn\u2019t just another product, it is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to redefine how technology supports those who serve,\u201d Luckey wrote. \u201cWhatever you are imagining, however crazy you imagine I am, multiply it by ten and then do it again. I am back, and I am only getting started.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army has worked closely with Microsoft on IVAS since 2018. The current system was originally built on the commercially available Microsoft HoloLens device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service is working on the third of five prototypes of the device since the program began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The current version, IVAS 1.2, is the second engineering validation build, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2024\/10\/15\/armys-mixed-reality-device-set-for-upgrades-and-battalion-assessment\/\" target=\"_blank\">Army Times previously reported<\/a>. This version includes some design changes that must be implemented in the next prototype, as the service continues gathering troop feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following updates are in the works for IVAS 1.2:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A low-light camera with increased sensitivity<\/li><li>Improved low-light focus mechanism, especially when wearing gloves<\/li><li>More robust bumpers, cables, bungees and tethered solar caps<\/li><li>Hinge improvements for usability, display clarity and durability<\/li><li>Improved transport case and mission bag for better storage and protection<\/li><li>Minor visor and display improvements for greater clarity and durability<\/li><li>Software improvements<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This spring, soldiers with the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colorado, will conduct a battalion-sized operational field assessment of the device. Following the development of its 1.2 version, the Army will be poised to award a production contract to build the device for full fielding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anduril, founded by Oculus Rift creator Palmer Luckey, is taking over the Army&#8217;s $22 billion program to create an augmented-reality 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