Microsoft signs $480 million HoloLens contract with U.S. military to ‘increase lethality’

Microsoft just won a $480 million contract with the U.S. military. 

The Redmond, Washington based tech giant will be providing prototypes of its augmented reality headset, HoloLens, for the Army to use in combat missions and in training.

While the U.S. Army already uses Microsoft’s HoloLens devices in training, this latest development would bring the headsets onto the battleground and into live combat. The terms of the contract could see the U.S. military deploying 100,000 of the company’s AR headsets.

The contract is part of a military program called HUD 3.0, for “heads up device.” Also known as the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, the government’s description of the program states its purpose is to “increase lethality by enhancing the ability to detect, decide and engage before the enemy.” Read more…

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