"The next generation for IVAS still needs to go through ”a lot of testing” before the Army has a combat-capable version, Army Under Secretary Gabe Camarillo said Friday at a briefing with reporters ahead of the budget release. The funding amount that the Army is requesting is “based on our hope for success there,” he added."

 Translated from Pentagonese, Camarillo and minions have no idea if IVAS will do what it's supposed to do, lessen the cognitive load and be an asset in a contested environment for Information sharing. They are in a "Money-Pit" spiral to justify IVAS' existence, nothing new for the Pentagon there i.e. Land Warrior, Ironman Exoskeleton, JTRS. The "lot of testing" and "hope" stuff is window dressing to conceal the fact that they have no idea if it will be an asset or the boondoggle it appears to be.