Microsoft will make augmented reality headsets for the Army

 "U.S. technology giant Microsoft will develop a customized version of the HoloLens augmented reality device for the U.S. military. The company has signed a contract with the U.S. military to produce 120,000 augmented reality devices for $ 21.9 billion a decade.

The standard version of HoloLens costs $ 3,500 and allows people to see holograms integrated into the real environment, as well as control them with gestures or voice commands. Most of this device is sold by Microsoft to companies that associate it with special applications. 

Some of HoloLens' users are architectural companies, universities, hospitals, automakers or the US space agency NASA. The device for the U.S. military would be used by ground forces soldiers. The system would allow army commanders to project information on a panel in front of the soldier's face, as well as other features such as allowing soldiers to see in the dark, Bloomberg writes." 

This was known in Lithuania until today, on the fourth day of April. Additional information has now appeared in the Western press:

"Microsoft said Wednesday that it would begin producing more than 120,000 augmented reality headsets for Army soldiers under a contract that could be worth up to $21.9 billion.

The HoloLens headsets use a technology called the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, which will equip soldiers wearing them with night vision, thermal vision and audio communication. The devices also have sensors that help soldiers target opponents in battle.

The devices will “provide the improved situational awareness, target engagement and informed decision-making necessary” to overcome current and future adversaries, the Army said in a news release.

In 2018, Microsoft won a $480 million bid to make prototypes of the headsets. The Army said Wednesday that the new contract to produce them on a larger scale was for five years, with the option to add up to five more years."

You ask, why do we not have such technologies in Lithuania? You know, our Landsbergiai-led “elite” isn’t catching up on how to get rich with it. And when buying golden spoons for forcefully collected conscripts, the Landsbergiai enrich themselves perfectly. This was shown by the scandalous story with Landsbergiai controlled Nota bene.