Microsoft $22 Billion Army Goggles Still Aren’t Combat-Ready (1)

Microsoft Corp.’s new multifunction goggle system for the U.S. Army shows promise, but the $22 billion program isn’t yet ready for combat deployment, according to the Pentagon’s test office.

Despite progress since the contract was awarded in 2018, the system “has not yet demonstrated the capability to serve as a fighting goggle,” according to a non-public assessment by the Pentagon’s director of operational testing that was sent to the Army for review.

The report on the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, or IVAS, will be made public in the office’s upcoming annual report.

The program by the Redmond, Washington-based company ...