Tech Convergence Will Spur Demand for New ADAS Technology

ARMY READINESS AND MODERNIZATION IN 2022

 

ARMY READINESS AND MODERNIZATION IN 2022


June 15, 2022

IN BRIEF

  • The Army’s modernization plan is ensuring that its Soldiers have the necessary training, equipment and leadership to conduct multi-domain operations alongside allies to defeat any adversary.
  • Modernization continues to be achieved through six main priorities: long-range precision fires, next-generation combat vehicle, future vertical lift, air and missile defense, network and Solider lethality. Under the leadership of eight cross-functional teams, the Army is leveraging the latest research and technology to ensure that these priorities support the Army’s goal of remaining ready to fight tonight while preparing for the future battlefield.
The purpose of the IVAS is to consolidate critical technologies to allow Soldiers to fight, rehearse and train with one platform. The IVAS goggles use augmented reality to overlay digital information on the screen that soldiers look through. The screen can display information such as “training and on-the-spot language translations; high-resolution night and thermal sensors; facial recognition software; and the ability to see what a location or objective looks like before they get there.”47 Soldier-centric design—via direct feedback from Soldiers—is key to the development of IVAS and realizing the improved lethality it is expected to enable.48 As testing and research continue, the Army has requested $462 million in total for IVAS in FY23, which will fund the procurement of over 7,000 IVAS goggles.49 

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