Microsoft is discontinuing HoloLens after losing billions of dollars on the project. The company's 10-year IVAS contract to make goggles for the Army is worth up to $22 billion.

IVAS is part of a broader effort to modernize U.S. military operations and maintain the nation’s leadership in advanced technologies. In 2018, Microsoft won a $480 million contract from the Army to ...

COSTA MESA, Calif., and REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 11, 2025 — Microsoft Corp. and Anduril Industries, a leader in defense technology, today announced an expanded partnership to drive the next phase of the ...

Microsoft and Anduril Industries have broadened their collaboration to boost the next stage of the US Army's Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) programme. Subject to the US Department of ...

The US Army is buying a new batch of IVAS — or Integrated Visual Augmentation System — mixed reality goggles from Microsoft designed for military combat. The updated 1.2 version does not cause ...

Microsoft’s IVAS team will move over to Anduril, said one source familiar with the discussions, who added that the Pentagon has been largely supportive of the proposal.

Microsoft’s HoloLens 2-based IVAS has faced a number of challenges since it was first awarded the U.S. Army defense contract in 2019, worth up to $22 billion.

Microsoft spokesman Frank X. Shaw declined to comment on Eolian and referred IVAS questions to the Army. "Microsoft is committed to all aspects of mixed reality and the metaverse," Shaw said.

In a shocking development, Anduril announced earlier this month that it is partnering with Microsoft (MSFT 1.58%) to develop an Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) for the U.S. Army.

The Army has moved a prototype deal with Microsoft to develop an augmented reality headset into full production — calling for 120,000 headsets over the next decade under a $21.9 billion contract.. The ...