Microsoft has been awarded a $480 million contract to supply prototypes for Halogens, its augmented reality systems, to the Army for use in training and on combat missions. It’s a win that seems likely to further inflame the passions of thousands of tech workers who have taken the position that Big Tech “should not be in the business of war.” The Microsoft contract, which could eventually lead to the military buying over 100,000 headsets, is intended—according to the Army’s description–to “increase lethality by enhancing the ability to detect, decide and engage before the enemy.” In plainer words, the goal of the program is to create a visor that can produce a Heads Up Display (HUD) that has features that give US soldiers an advantage in deadly combat.

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