Other than the rather strange speculation of substituting Avatars for Human Targets to prevent PTSD and worrying too much about the SJWs in the HR Department at Microsoft this is a pretty interesting take on the development of Enhanced/Digital Night Vision over time from ENVG-I to IVAS. They are spot-on with their conjecture re L3Harris/Elbit going forward.

Our forecast for Present & Future Soldier Sensor Fusion Programs would make these soldier vision/C4I systems one of the world’s biggest electronics markets – of any kind – worth more than $11.6 billion over the next decade.

Teal Group typically forecasts most Programs of Record (PoR) will slowly decrease in value in the out-years. But, in this case, why should they? Whether the funding goes to Microsoft or L3Harris/Elbit or another company, lightweight, multi-function helmets or visors or eyeglasses or contact lenses or whatever… if this is the future of soldier vision, why would funding decrease?

Rather, capabilities will continue to increase. As our multiple forecast lines (see Teal Group’s Military Electronics Briefing for full forecasts) are essentially our all-inclusive future soldier vision forecasts (now including a new Future Soldier Sensor Fusion Programs forecast line), we will keep our forecasts strong and steady – not decreasing. Indeed, our forecasts could prove to be conservative. Microsoft has already forecast almost double our funding, just for themselves, and they seem very cheerful about it.

 https://tealgroup.com/index.php/teal-group-media-news-briefs-2/teal-group-news-media/item/sensor-fusion-the-future-of-soldier-vision-war-and-peace