Army tests IVAS for air assault at Project Convergence

By Ethan Sterenfeld / November 11, 2021 at 3:27 PM
YUMA PROVING GROUND, AZ -- An air assault portion of the Project Convergence 21 experiment showed that the Integrated Visual Augmentation System could provide soldiers with a better picture of the battlefield, if they have stable access to a high-bandwidth network, a service official told reporters Nov. 9. “During PC 21, we demonstrated IVAS' ability to do the real-time common operating picture, something that’s always been challenging, really, for the dismounted force,” Travis Thompson, chief of staff to the Soldier...

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