military tech
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Microsoft Wins $479 Million Army Contract For Augmented Reality Systems
Microsoft has secured a $662 million-plus contract with the U.S. Army for Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) prototypes, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, expanding its relationship with the military and beating out a slew of other companies competing for the contract.
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Apache Copters Get New Targeting System That Uses Infrared To Detect Muzzle Flashes
America’s enemies beware: Apache Attack helicopters just got a little more badass. One of the new weaponry advances for the U.S. Army’s Longbow Apache copters is a targeting system that uses infrared cameras to detect muzzle flashes from ground fire, which means the Apache’s virtual eyes will be instantly drawn towards anybody shooting anything.