IT Home News on January 2, according to a report by the foreign ** ArmyTimes,The U.S. Army plans to finalize the testing of the IVAS headset in 2024, advancing the AR headset project for individual soldiers.
IVAS stands for Integrated Visual Augmentation System, based on Microsoft's HoloLens headset modification, a combination of night vision thermal augmented reality and situational awareness tools mounted on headsets, and the research funding for the entire project is up to $22 billion (IT House Note: currently about 1566.).400 million RMB).
The U.S. Army procured an earlier version (IVAS 1.) in 20220 and 11), while continuing to develop a more durable and combat-friendly 1Version 2.
A U.S. Army** said the Army procured 5,000 IVAS 1 units in 20220, and in 2023 another 5000 sets of IVAS 11. It is mainly used for military training to help soldiers better learn and master new technologies.
Microsoft delivered 20 sets of IVAS 12 prototype, which was combat tested last August by soldiers of the 10th Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Mountain Division in Drenburg, New York.
According to the latest reports, Microsoft plans to deliver 80 sets of IVAS 1 to the US Army in 20242, and plans to deliver the remaining 200 sets in 2025And use it in real combat.
with IVAS 10 (right) compared to IVAS 1The 2 (left) head-up display (HUD) has a smaller form factor for improved comfort and performance. Now, 1Version 2, like many night vision devices currently in service, has a flip-up helmet mount.
The device's key features include the ability to wirelessly connect to the soldier's scope, allowing the installed camera and the device's head-up display to enable picture-in-picture rendering.
Presentation at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, IVAS 12 Equipped with the Family of Weapons Sights-Individual software, which allows soldiers to use thermal vision to see through obscurities such as fog or dust, in addition to being in cover and shooting around obstacles with the camera.
Navigation and training apps allow users to map the terrain in 3D, track compass points in a heads-up display, and identify the location of friendly and enemy forces. In a tactical scenario, the device can be loaded"Sandbox"or a map of the interior of the shooting range.
It also records the user's location as they move through the team, allowing for post-mortem review immediately after shooting training.
Soldiers can use IVAS to pilot micro-drones to scout nearby locations and take images of the target to send to a tactical cloud packet, which then renders a 3D map of the terrain.
Developers can create an app that provides a nine-line report for medical evacuation, or an augmented reality option for healthcare workers to perform on-site surgeries at another location following a doctor's instructions.