100% eMagin Inside, Battery Management and the need to continue Iterative Improvements required before the funds are let out of the corral. But I stand by my contention that"Blaze the Night" was the first prototype of IVAS, Digital & Thermal Night Vision "are both available at the press of a button" just like my funky Blaze Torch.

The bill would fence off about a quarter of billion dollars from the $1.1 billion the Army wants to spend on IVAS until the service can provide Congress with a report on the program.

That report would be due 60 days after the bill becomes law and require a plan to ensure IVAS’s battery management system meets planned requirements, a strategy including critical milestones for 3D geospatial data and a plan for iterative improvements to sensors and software throughout the procurement of the system. Congress also wants certification that working components of the program are in order.

“The IVAS prototype heads up display packs a variety of impressive capabilities into one package. Night vision and thermal scope settings are both available at the press of a button,” an Army release states. “Soldiers can share topographical imagery or 3D maps of an objective at any time, whether rehearsing or in the field. A soldier can pair the IVAS to a weapon, enabling the weapon to be aimed using a reticle projected into their field of vision rather than holding it at the shoulder and peering through the scope. All members of a platoon can know where all of their teammates are at a given time, no matter how dark or dense the surrounding terrain.”

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/army/2021/12/armys-ivas-program-under-scrutiny-from-congress-lawmakers-withhold-funds/