‘I have got this s— figured out’: Anduril unveiling EagleEye mixed-reality device at AUSA
“I now have all my toys back. ... All of it is on the table for EagleEye,” said Anduril founder Palmer Luckey.
Hegseth moves to oust ‘Chinese labor’ from Pentagon cloud services, orders wider review
"China will no longer have any involvement whatsoever in our cloud services, effective immediately," Hegseth said in a video announcement Friday.
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Beacon brings industry into a shared ecosystem to accelerate flight autonomy
Six companies have already signed up for a new flight-test program to mature their autonomy software.
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.
AI for war plans: Pentagon innovation shop taps Scale AI to build ‘Thunderforge’ prototype
Working with Anduril and Microsoft, Scale AI will help military planners manage masses of operational data, starting at INDOPACOM and EUCOM.
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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.
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.
NSA’s China specialist: US at a loss to deter Chinese hackers
"They’re not going to be motivated to stop," David Frederick, assistant deputy director for China at NSA, said of the Volt Typhoon hacking group.
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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.
Army’s new virtual desktop meant real-world problems for some Guard, Reserve users
“It is time for Army Reserve and Guard Soldiers to be given the basic IT tools we need to do our job," one Army Reserve LinkedIn user said.
Joint Chiefs Chairman says DoD operations not affected by widespread CrowdStrike ‘glitch’
"I'm sure our adversaries are looking at this as a way to, I would say put sand in our gears when we're trying to generate combat power," Gen. CQ Brown said.
Google parent company seeks $23 billion cloud computing acquisition: Reports
Wiz's focus on cloud security means it would likely play a part in the DoD’s JWCC Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability initiative.