Army’s mixed reality device nears fielding with final testing in 2024

Published on December 29, 2023

The Army’s effort to give individual soldiers an augmented reality device that aims to improve shooting, navigation and use soldier-built applications for a host of tasks hits final testing phases in 2024.

The Integrated Visual Augmentation System, or IVAS, is a helmet-mounted combined night vision/thermal augmented reality and situational awareness tool the service is funding to the tune of $22 billion.

The Army procured early versions, labeled IVAS 1.0 and 1.1, in late 2022 as the more ruggedized, field-worthy 1.2 version continued development. Officials confirmed to Army Times that they had procured funding for 5,000 sets of IVAS 1.0 in 2022, and another 5,000 sets of IVAS 1.1 in 2023.

Read Full Article

Other news

The Army And Its Robots Have A Few Short Years To Learn Together

December 29, 2023
Robotic combat vehicles equipping U.S. Army armored brigades is a pending reality. The first units will get robots in Fiscal 2028. But can they effectively use them?Link to the full article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegler/2023/12/28/the-army-and-its-robots-have-a-few-short-years-to-learn-together/?sh=84b41475720a

UK Introduces Comprehensive AI Bill

December 29, 2023
The Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill was presented in the UK, focusing on five principle values: safety, transparency, fairness, accountability, competitiveness, and remedy. Its main goals are to establish regulations in the AI sector and to create an Artificial Intelligence Authority. This Authority will supervise AI regulation and integration across various sectors while adhering to the