The Army has been experimenting with the IVAS, a heads-up digital display based loosely on Microsoft’s HoloLens headset for gamers, for two years now, with some units sent to members of the special operations community. The headset connects to the cloud to offer what is often referred to as an “augmented reality” view. The goal is to allow soldiers to access any piece of data that might be useful to them in training, operations, or combat. That includes the view from a small aerial drone or a feed from cameras mounted on Army vehicles, visual targeting aids to differentiate friend from foe, and facial recognition, possibly even at night. Essentially, if the data can be gathered and sent, then it can appear in the headset.



US Army Ready to Roll Out Futuristic Goggles to Larger Force - Defense One