ST2 | Microsoft, "Army moves Microsoft HoloLens-based headset from prototyping to production phase," March 31, 2021. Verbatim excerpts. The dated public blog was modified April 2, 2021; its publication date is March 31, 2021. No monetary contract value is stated in this contemporaneous Microsoft post.

"Earlier today, the United States Army announced that it will work with Microsoft on the production phase of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) program as it moves from rapid prototyping to production and rapid fielding."

"The IVAS headset, based on HoloLens and augmented by Microsoft Azure cloud services, delivers a platform that will keep Soldiers safer and make them more effective. The program delivers enhanced situational awareness, enabling information sharing and decision-making in a variety of scenarios."

"We appreciate the partnership with the U.S. Army, and are thankful for their continued trust in transitioning IVAS from rapid prototyping to rapid fielding."

ST3 | Department of the Army, PB2021 Army, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0604710A / BQ6, "Visual Augmentation System Eng Dev," printed pp. 3-4 and 8-9 of 40, February 2020. Source is the Army's original budget justification; the linked facsimile reproduces its text. Verbatim excerpts; budget figures are millions of dollars unless the dollar-sign amounts appear in the source quotation.

"BQ6: Visual Augmentation System Eng Dev" 
"FY 2020" "FY 2021 Base" "FY 2021 Total"
"63.200" "8.991" "8.991"

"FY 2021 Base Plans: Perform Systems Engineering/Program Management, integration, and test to insert improvements into the first generation IVAS."

"Funding decreased from $63,200,000 in FY 2020 to $8,991,000 in FY 2021 due to the transition from rapid prototyping to rapid fielding."

"Operational Test 2 2021 3 2021"

ST7 | U.S. Army, "IVAS system undergoes extreme cold-weather testing at U.S. Army Cold Regions Test Center," March 29, 2021. Verbatim excerpts. The remarks below are attributed to Col. Troy Denomy, IVAS product manager, in the dated Army article.

"The need for putting the device through its paces in an extreme natural environment prior to fielding was self-evident to the Army officials in charge of the program."

"If we only test and understand how the system works in a nominal environment, that very much restricts options on where we fight," said Denomy. "Designing the system for extreme cold, humidity, and heat is paramount."

"it is still in a prototype phase."