Technology strength plays an extremely important role in modern warfare. Microsoft and the U.S. Army signed a contract to provide soldiers with 120,000 sets of high-tech headgear, the contract is worth $21.8 billion.
CNBC reported that the U.S. Army announced Wednesday local Time and Microsoft reached a 10-year $21.8 billion contract, the next five years for the contract option, Microsoft will develop 120,000 groups of “integrated visual augmentation system” (IVAS) devices, emphasizing that this is a system that allows soldiers to integrate combat, training and exercise in one.
The general style of mixed reality devices cost $3,500, can present virtual images in the real environment, and can interact through hand movements or voice. IVAS version can show in front of the map, weapon alignment, infrared thermal images and night vision, but also instantly identify the target identity information, as well as the observation of heartbeat and other vital system data.
Microsoft technical staff said the IVAS headset is based on Microsoft’s cloud platform Azure’s mixed reality devices improved to strengthen personnel’s grasp of the situation at hand, but also to share information to help them make decisions in a variety of situations, allowing soldiers to be safer and more efficient in carrying out their missions.
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