Microsoft’s $22 Billion Combat Goggles Get Crucial Field Test With US Army Forces
- Results may determine if Congress will slash proposed funding
- Pentagon test office to issue report by September of results
Soldiers wear Integrated Visual Augmentation System Capability Set 3 hardware while mounted in a Stryker.
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US Army forces have completed intensive testing of Microsoft Corp.’s new multifunction goggle -- and the results may determine whether Congress rejects most of the $424.2 million proposed in next year’s defense budget to continue buying them.
Over three weeks ending June 18, 70 Army infantry wore the devices during three 72-hours scenarios involving movement toward an enemy, an attack and a defensive mission, according to Jessica Maxwell, a spokeswoman for the Defense Department’s testing office. The results are projected to be released in September, she said.