IVAS

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, Meta team up for Army IVAS recompete

"My mission has long been to turn warfighters into technomancers, and the products we are building with Meta do just that," said Anduril founder Palmer Luckey.

Motorola Solutions to acquire defense radio maker Silvus Technologies for $4.4 billion

“The companies expect to combine their exceptional engineering teams and leverage Motorola Solutions’ go-to-market footprint to reach customers globally,” a press release from Motorola Solutions stated. 

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.

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.

Army halted weapon development and pushed tech to soldiers faster: 2024 in review

The Army spent 2024 pushing its new “transformation in contact” initiative while also pivoting away from several key weapon development initiatives.

From drone red tape to an aviation shake up: 5 Army stories from 2024

In 2024, the US Army moved out on plans to better team up soldiers and machines on the battlefield, while facing some policy and technology challenges.

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.

Microsoft says it will funnel more resources into Army’s IVAS program amid mixed reality shakeup

The company announced a new round of layoffs on Monday and said the affected jobs primarily revolve around engineering development for enterprise and commercial.

If Army’s IVAS doesn’t ace upcoming test, it could become bill payer: Rainey

“But if [IVAS] does not work, then I think we would have to take a very hard look at whether we continue down that path or use that money for other critical aspects of our night-vision strategy,” US Army Futures Command head Gen. James Rainey said today.