How the Army plans to use Microsoft’s high-tech HoloLens goggles on the battlefield
Published Sat, Apr 6 2019 • 10:01 AM EDT Updated Sat, Apr 6 2019 • 11:51 AM EDT
Todd Haselton
Here’s how Microsoft’s augmented reality headset will make Army soldiers...
Key Points
Microsoft is building the military’s IVAS headset, which is based on HoloLens 2.
CNBC had a chance to try it on and to learn more about what it’s capable of.
IVAS will be used on the battlefield.
I’m inside a Black Hawk helicopter flying from the Pentagon to Fort Pickett, Virginia.
I’m flying with Under Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy and Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Crosby, who are explaining how Microsoft’s technology will be used to better train soldiers and make them more effective in the real world. Soon, I’ll see for myself.
The Army recently invited CNBC to see how it will use specially modified Microsoft HoloLens 2 headsets. They’re part of a $480 million defense contract won by the company. The military wouldn’t say how much its version costs, but the consumer one costs $3,500.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/06/microsoft-hololens-2-army-plans-to-customize-as-ivas.html
