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Early Data From IVAS IOT&E Showing ‘Positive Signs’ Of Improvement, Army Acquisition Exec Says

 



Early Data From IVAS IOT&E Showing ‘Positive Signs’ Of Improvement, Army Acquisition Exec Says

Early analysis of data collected from the operational test of the Army’s new Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) headset is showing “positive signs” of improvements with the capability, according to the service’s top acquisition official. Doug Bush, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, told Defense Daily on Monday that officials are now conducting full data analysis following the conclusion of initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) for IVAS, which senior leaders have called a critical period for the future of the program.


“It’s early, but I am seeing positive signs that we made significant improvements [to IVAS] which was the goal of delaying the test to ensure the technology was better,” Bush said, speaking to Defense Daily following his remarks at a National Defense Industrial Association event on Joint All Domain Command and Control.  Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee in May that the Army’s evaluation of IVAS coming out of IOT&E will determine whether the service moves forward with the program (Defense Daily, May 10).  Wormuth, at the time, also expressed confidence in the program and its future trajectory as the new Microsoft [MSFT]-built headset was set to move into IOT&E, which was delayed from its original late FY ‘21 start date to allow for further enhancements to the capability.  

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