The Army's next generation headset is still on schedule to get to soldiers by 2021 — for now
Haley Britzky
Updated:
Apr 20, 2020 1:29 PM EDT
For now, the Army still plans to get its futuristic heads up display into soldiers' hands by late fiscal year 2021 — but that’s not to say there won't be adjustments to other pieces of the timeline, due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) is one of the innovative technologies that service leaders have been most excited about, viewing it as a game-changer for infantry units, providing "fighter pilot-like situational awareness to the individual soldier," as Army Times put it. And the Army plans on fielding over 40,000 IVAS goggles by late FY2021, according to the service’s budget request which was released in February.
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