IVAS Next

EXCLUSIVE: Army taps Anduril-Meta team, plus new entrant Rivet, for IVAS recompete

An Anduril-Meta teamup will go up against a new firm called Rivet to develop a next-gen heads up display system for the US Army.

Anduril gets green light from Army to take over Microsoft’s IVAS project: Exec

Anduril’s Tom Keane said the company doesn't plan to make any more of the physical IVAS headsets, but separately does plan to compete in the Army's next-gen augmented reality competition dubbed Soldier Borne Mission Command.

After IVAS: Army reveals timeline for new augmented reality race, to name winners in August

The service unveiled its competition timeline this week that will have vendors demoing hardware by the end of May ahead of projected rapid prototyping awards in late summer.

Army continues iterating on IVAS, not ‘currently planning’ mass buy of 1.2 version

Maj. Gen. Christopher Schneider told Breaking Defense that the service got "really great feedback from soldiers on IVAS 1.2," but big decisions haven't been signed out yet.

Microsoft announces plan to slide $22 billion IVAS contract over to Anduril

While the government still needs to bless the deal, if approved, the tech startup would oversee the entire mixed-reality program including the development and production of the current hardware and software.

Army kickstarts possible recompete of Microsoft’s $22 billion IVAS production deal

The service issued a request for information today for IVAS Next, giving industry until late February to respond.

From a new civilian leader to modernization priorities, Army changes afoot: 2025 preview

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Anduril, Microsoft announce IVAS team-up

“This project is my top priority at Anduril, and it has been for some time now. It’s one of the Army’s most critical programs being fielded in the near future, with the goal of getting the right data to the right people at the right time,” said Anduril founder Palmer Luckey, who made his tech breakthrough with commercial Oculus headset.

Before ‘IVAS Next’ competition, Army launches larger review of night vision capabilities

The 75th Ranger Regiment is tasked with providing feedback up the chain on all night vision devices to help leaders details for a new IVAS competition and which units should receive the mixed-reality device.

Army open to replacing Microsoft as prime under ‘IVAS Next,’ industry sources say

“Microsoft fully intends and is prepared to compete for IVAS Next. We remain committed to delivering the industry’s best capabilities for our warfighters,” a company spokesperson told Breaking Defense.