Microsoft can't crack VR headset that it was designing for the US military, to hand off project to Anduril
At its current price of $80,000 per headset, the device is far from affordable for large-scale deployment. The US Army is possibly looking to order up to 121,000 units, but before that happens, the he
Microsoft (MSFT) Offloads $22-Billion U.S. Army Headset Program to Startup Anduril
Technology giant Microsoft (MSFT) is transferring its $22-billion-dollar augmented reality headset program with the U.S. Army to defense-tech
Palmer Luckey says he wants to 'turn warfighters into technomancers' as Anduril takes over production of the US Army's IVAS AR headset from Microsoft
Microsoft will continue to support IVAS functionality with "advanced cloud infrastructure and AI capabilities," but it's out of the hardware game.
Anduril takes over Microsoft's $22 billion US Army headset program
The company, which announced a nearly $1 billion investment in central Ohio, will take over the project for the U.S. Army.
Microsoft wants to quit working on Army VR goggles, hand contract to Anduril
Will the Pentagon get Luckey with a new IVAS vendor? Microsoft plans to quit developing augmented-reality headsets for the US Army and have Oculus founder Palmer Luckey's Anduril Industries take over the gig.
Microsoft teams up with Anduril for next phase of US Army battle goggles
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