The service wants to begin a new Multi-Domain Artillery Cannon System prototyping initiative, to slow down PrSM Inc 2 production and to launch IVAS Next.
By Ashley RoqueNew Army mounted system won’t play favorites when it comes to C5ISR, EW and A-PNT
The CMOSS Mounted Form Factor will facilitate tech insertion for new capabilities while co-existing with the Mounted Family of Computer Systems.
The Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) platform joins the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) on the budget cutting room floor for America’s largest service.
By Ashley Roque
“The [user assessment’s] purpose is to measure system performance to ensure the phase 2 IVAS 1.2 prototype systems continue to meet design objectives,” said Program Executive Office Soldier spokesperson David Patterson.
By Ashley Roque
In 2023, the US Army eyed ways to better support troops in the Indo-Pacific region, and ways to restructure its formations for the future.
By Ashley Roque
After positive feedback on newest version, Army also greenlit production of an additional 280 IVAS 1.2 units and 11 Squad Immersive Virtual Trainer kits with a $95 million check.
By Ashley Roque
The Army is trying to mitigate “occlusion” problems for soldiers using Microsoft’s high-priced augmented reality system to spawn (and then kill) virtual “enemies” behind real objects.
By Ashley Roque The Army’s acquisition chief called the 1.2 redesign the “right direction” but said “were it not to work out, we’d likely just do a new competition, perhaps with somewhat different requirements.”
By Ashley Roque
Enterprise-wide training: the Army’s $3.5B program for multi-service combat readiness
The competition for Warfighter Training and Readiness Solutions will bring together training networks, combat training centers and live ranges across the DoD enterprise.
President of Microsoft Federal Rick Wagner has “decided to leave the company,” a spokesman confirmed to Breaking Defense.
By Jaspreet Gill and Ashley Roque
The watchdog’s report is unsparing in outlining the cost increases and schedule delays for a majority of Defense Department programs.
By Justin Katz
Two key program managers tell Breaking Defense the future pathway for the program – and reveal that the Army has not fielded a single 1.0 version of the heads-up display because it doesn’t have the funding and hasn’t decided where those devices should be sent.
By Ashley Roque The service now plans to field the IVAS 1.0 in August, two years later than initially expected, while also working with the company on a hardware redesign to alleviate physical problems soldiers experience while wearing the device for newer versions.
By Ashley Roque With all eyes on Ukraine this year, several existing Army weapon lines received renewed interest this year.
By Ashley Roque
“I think there’s further work to do to improve the system. But we saw a lot of positive things as a test,” the Army’s top acquisition official said of IVAS, before separately noting a potential delay in a major future helicopter program contract.
By Andrew Eversden
An Army official recently said the service hasn’t finished analyzing the results from a critical IVAS test, still assessing best path forward for enhanced soldier vision.
By Andrew Eversden
