IVAS: upcoming dates

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• Defense10/08/2026@TechDesk

  GAO: Army Will Not Field Nearly 10,000 IVAS Headsets After US$1.8 Billion

  Government Accountability Office, 441, G Street Northwest, Ward 6, Washington, District of Columbia, 20548, United StatesUnited States Army

  

  Starts 07/10/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins67% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 67%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence90 days ago

  The Defense Post^[1] article is dated July 10, 2026; the CRS says "In July 2026, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) noted that the Army determined that none of [the 10,000] developed [IVAS] units will be fielded"; the exact release day is not stated.

  A July 2026 Government Accountability Office report said the Army decided none of about 10,000 IVAS goggles it built will be fielded after roughly US$1.8 billion, with IVAS 1.2 moving to the SBMC prototype program.

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• Defense10/08/2026@TechDesk

  Army Awards Anduril US$159 Million and Rivet US$195 Million for SBMC Headsets

  Costa Mesa, Orange County, California, United StatesAnduril Industries

  

  Starts 09/08/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.1 years ago

  DefenseScoop^[1] (8 September 2025): "Anduril announced Monday that it landed a $159 million deal for the Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) program."

  On 8 September 2025 the Army's Soldier Borne Mission Command program, successor to IVAS, awarded Anduril US$159 million and Rivet US$195 million to prototype night vision and mixed reality headsets.

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• Defense10/08/2026@TechDesk

  Army Approves Transfer of the IVAS Contract From Microsoft to Anduril

  Costa Mesa, Orange County, California, United StatesAnduril Industries

  

  Starts 04/10/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins77% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 77%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.5 years ago

  CRS: "On April 10, 2025, the Army reportedly approved a 'contract novation' ... that effectively transferred Microsoft's contract for IVAS to Anduril."^[1]

  On 10 April 2025 the US Army approved a contract novation making Anduril the prime contractor on the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, replacing Microsoft.

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• Defense10/08/2026@TechDesk

  Microsoft and Anduril Partner to Take Over the Army's IVAS Program

  Costa Mesa, Orange County, California, United StatesAnduril Industries

  

  Starts 02/11/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins76% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 76%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.7 years ago

  Overt Defense^[5]: "On 11 February 2025, Microsoft Corp. and Anduril Industries ... announced a strategic partnership to advance the next phase of the U.S. Army's IVAS program".

  On 11 February 2025 Microsoft and Anduril announced Anduril would assume oversight of IVAS production and future development from Microsoft, pending Pentagon approval, with Azure as the preferred cloud.

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• Defense10/08/2026@TechDesk

  Pentagon Inspector General Warns Army Could Waste US$21.88 Billion on IVAS

  Government Accountability Office, 441, G Street Northwest, Ward 6, Washington, District of Columbia, 20548, United StatesUnited States Army

  

  Starts 04/22/2022CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.5 years ago

  Wikipedia^[3] states the Inspector General audit was "released on April 22 2022"; The Register^[1] (26 April 2022) quotes the report "this month".

  A Defense Department Inspector General audit released on 22 April 2022 said the Army had not defined user acceptance for IVAS and could waste up to US$21.88 billion on headsets soldiers do not want.

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• Defense10/08/2026@TechDesk

  US Army Awards Microsoft IVAS Production Deal Worth Up to US$21.88 Billion

  Microsoft Building 92, 15010, Northeast 36th Street, Microsoft West Campus, Overlake, Redmond, King County, Washington, 98052, United StatesMicrosoft

  

  Starts 03/31/2021CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins78% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 78%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better5.5 years ago

  Washington Technology^[1] (31 March 2021): the contract "is potentially worth up to $21.88 billion over 10 years ... Microsoft said Wednesday"; Wikipedia^[2] gives the award date as 26 March 2021.

  Microsoft said on 31 March 2021 that the US Army had awarded it a production agreement worth up to US$21.88 billion over 10 years for more than 120,000 customised HoloLens headsets.

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• Defense10/08/2026@TechDesk

  Microsoft Employees Demand End to HoloLens Army Contract

  Microsoft Building 92, 15010, Northeast 36th Street, Microsoft West Campus, Overlake, Redmond, King County, Washington, 98052, United StatesMicrosoft

  

  Starts 02/22/2019CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better7.6 years ago

  TechCrunch^[1] (23 February 2019): the letter was sent to Nadella and Smith "the organizing group said Friday", i.e. 22 February; NPR's^[6] story is dated 2019/02/22.

  On 22 February 2019 a group of Microsoft employees publicly called on Satya Nadella and Brad Smith to cancel the HoloLens IVAS contract with the US Army, saying they would not become "war profiteers".

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• Defense10/08/2026@TechDesk

  US Army Awards Microsoft US$480 Million HoloLens Prototype Deal (IVAS)

  Microsoft Building 92, 15010, Northeast 36th Street, Microsoft West Campus, Overlake, Redmond, King County, Washington, 98052, United StatesMicrosoft

  

  Starts 11/28/2018CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins76% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 76%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better7.9 years ago

  GovConWire^[1] (29 November 2018): "A contract award notice posted Wednesday on FedBizOpps" - Wednesday was 28 November 2018.

  The US Army awarded Microsoft a potential US$479.1 million other transaction agreement to prototype HoloLens-based augmented reality headsets, the start of the IVAS program.

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