Congress Rejects Funding the Military’s Microsoft AR Goggles Because They Made Soldiers Sick

Photo credit: US Army. Article by Victor Tangermann. Futurism: The_Byte – January 13, 2023.

Rejected Funding

Last week, the US Army announced it was ordering a redesign of its flawed and extremely expensive Microsoft mixed reality headsets. But, according to Bloomberg, the military may struggle to finance such a venture, with Congress reportedly rejecting the Army’s request for $400 million — which would come out of the government’s $1.75 billion funding bill — to buy up to 6,900 pairs of the goggles. […]

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