U.S. Army Approves The Delivery Of Thousands Of Microsoft Combat Goggles

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Bloomberg: Microsoft Combat Goggles Win First US Army Approval for Delivery 

(Bloomberg) -- The US Army is taking delivery of a first batch of high-tech combat goggles made by Microsoft Corp., citing encouraging results from testing in the field. 

Assistant Secretary for Acquisition Douglas Bush has “cleared the Army to begin accepting” some of the 5,000 sets of goggles, spokesman Jamal Beck said in a statement. 

Their delivery had been placed on hold over concern about the device’s performance until more rigorous testing took place. Based on the test results so far the service “is adjusting its fielding plan to allow for time to correct deficiencies and also field to units that are focused on training activities,” Beck said.  

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Update #1: U.S. Army approves order for thousands of Microsoft combat goggles (Yahoo News)  

Update #2: Microsoft will start delivering combat-ready HoloLens goggles to the U.S. military (Mashable)  

WNU Editor: This is not a small procurement. The US Army is projecting to spend as much as $21.9 billion over the next decade on Microsoft’s combat goggles, spare parts and support services.