Microsoft’s Tweaked Army Goggles Worked Well in New Test, US Says

Microsoft’s improved combat goggles have passed their first round of intensive testing by soldiers, and the tech giant has been awarded an order for another batch to be used for a make-or-break combat evaluation in 2025, according to a US Army spokesman. From a report: The first 20 prototype IVAS 1.2 goggles were delivered in late July and assessed by two squads of solders in late August to check for improvements in reliability, low-light performance and how well they fit without repeats of the nausea and dizziness that halted the deployment of earlier versions. The devices, based on Microsoft’s HoloLens “mixed reality” goggles, “demonstrated improvements in reliability, low light sensor performance, and form factor” in tests last month at Fort Drum, New York, and “soldier feedback was positive,” spokesman David Patterson said in an email.