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Anduril, the California-based defence technology company founded by VR pioneer Palmer Luckey, has entered into an agreement with Microsoft to take control of the troubled military AR projects known as the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS).
IVAS, which began in 2018, is the US Army’s ambitious effort to equip soldiers with augmented reality (AR) headsets designed to enhance situational awareness and decision-making on the battlefield. ...
Microsoft and Anduril announced today that the new partnership will see Anduril “assume oversight of production, future development of hardware and software, and delivery timelines” for IVAS—a shift in roles that will allow Microsoft to step back from hardware development and focus on providing cloud infrastructure and AI support through its Azure platform. The agreement is subject to approval from the US Department of Defense (DoD). ...
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