Microsoft Combat Goggles Win First US Army Approval for Delivery
- The initial 5,000 ordered last year was on hold pending tests
- The Army projects spending up to $21.9 billion over a decade
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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.