Feb 11, 2025 · Microsoft is proposing to hand over industry leadership of the Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System program to Anduril, the companies announced Tuesday. IVAS has been one of the service’s highest-priority modernization initiatives, with Microsoft as the prime contractor. The system — which includes ruggedized headgear and software ...

5 days ago · Anduril will assume development of the US Army’s troubled Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), taking over from Microsoft following a series of setbacks that delayed the program. In a joint statement, Anduril confirmed it will now lead the production, delivery, and ongoing development of IVAS hardware and software.

Aug 15, 2024 · WASHINGTON — Tech companies are preparing to jump into the US Army’s IVAS Next competition after receiving briefings from the service about a decision to recompete the prime contractor...

6 days ago · After Magic Leap’s colossal failure, and considering Microsoft’s long delays on IVAS, bringing in Anduril to help get IVAS over the line is a huge win for the industry. Billions of dollars ...

Feb 11, 2025 · Microsoft Corp. and Anduril Industries, a leader in defense technology, today announced an expanded partnership to drive the next phase of the U.S. Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) program.

Feb 11, 2025 · Anduril Industries will take control of Microsoft's multibillion-dollar augmented reality headset program for the U.S. Army.

The companies buddied up last year to bring the Lattice software suite aboard IVAS. Context: Luckey hit it big with virtual reality and Oculus, which sold to Facebook for $2 billion.

Feb 12, 2025 · Microsoft plans to quit developing augmented-reality headsets for the US Army and have Oculus founder Palmer Luckey's Anduril Industries take over the gig. The software giant’s AR-for-Army project is called the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) and began in 2018 using hardware based on Microsoft's now-discontinued HoloLens headsets.

Jan 22, 2025 · “IVAS provides soldiers and squads a single platform for increased lethality, mobility, and situational awareness necessary to achieve overmatch against current and future adversaries,” the Army...

Sep 19, 2024 · WASHINGTON — Oculus founder Palmer Luckey is officially throwing his defense firm Anduril’s hat into the ring to help develop a combat-suitable mixed-reality device for soldiers, announcing a new...