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Re:Army delays $22B augmented reality goggle program by jjk166 on Friday October 15, 2021 @01:14PM (#28880210)
> If you consider an alternative, just make an app and stick phone on a rifle, sure, that will work for 90% of the stuff you want to do, but it would break and that's bad.

Given that soldiers are currently getting by with something that works 0% of the time, the assumption that 90% isn't good enough seems highly suspect. Exactly how many more soldiers will be saved by developing a true heads up display versus an off the shelf app running on a ruggedized phone?

This seems like an obvious case of a failure to actually define requirements and make real engineering decisions.

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Re:Army delays $22B augmented reality goggle program by wespiser_2018 on Saturday October 16, 2021 @12:19AM (#28885516)
I don't think it's a question of "saving" soldiers, sadly, but rather, "how much more efficient will they be, especially on the attack. I don't think it's a 0% solution right now: the infantry has a lot of technology: radios, drones, and is getting more. Integrated it is just the next step.
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