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Microsoft wants to hand off much of its Army HoloLens program to Palmer Luckey’s Anduril
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, would transition into supplying AI and cloud infrastructure. Meanwhile, Anduril would do pretty much everything else, including “oversight of production, future development of hardware and software and delivery timelines.”— and, by extension, the modern consumer XR industry — the IVAS program could perhaps be the defense tech startup’s most natural fit..” Early prototypes allowed soldiers to see a virtual map showing their squad’s locations, a compass and their weapon’s reticle.

In addition to nausea, the headsets also led to eyestrain and headaches. Their bulk, limited field of view and — perhaps worst of all — an emitted glow didn’t help, either.as part of a 2023 government funding bill. Instead, it allocated $40 million for Microsoft to develop a new version, which the Armyon Tuesday that early feedback of the latest IVAS prototypes is encouraging, but the Army wants the cost to be “substantially less than” each headset’s currently projected $80,000.

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