PEO Soldier

Overwhelm the Enemy by Volume and Accuracy: A New Optic to Aid Mounted Machine Gunners
April 15, 2021 — Accuracy by volume has been a long-standing sarcastic remark towards the shooting style of machine gunners. However, that is about to change with the new Family of Weapons Sight... MORE

Family of Weapons Sight – Crew Served (FWS-CS) mounted to the M240 Medium Machine Gun during a Soldier Touchpoint in Fort Benning, GA.

IVAS Production Contract Award
March 31, 2021 — On 26 March 2021, the United States Army awarded Microsoft Corporation a fixed price production agreement to manufacture the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS)... MORE

We Still Own the Night: Integrated Technology Takes Night Vision to a New Level
March 1, 2021 — The PVS 14 night vision monocular and PAS 13 thermal rifle optics are technologies of the past as the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle – Binocular (ENVG-B), Nett Warrior, and Family... MORE

A Soldier from the 2-506, 101st Airborne Division don the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (ENVG-B), Nett Warrior, and Family of Weapons Sight – Individual (FWS-I) during a live fire test event at a Soldier Touchpoint at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD in February 2021.

Collaboration on IVAS Helmet Integration
February 23, 2021 — Iterating on the development of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) is not isolated to large Soldier Touchpoint (STP) events such as the high visibility STP 3 held on... MORE

A Soldier dons the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) Capability Set 3 (CS3) at the Soldier Integration Facility (SIF) at Fort Belvoir, VA in January 2021.

IVAS Mounted Amplifies Capabilities
February 18, 2021 — The Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) is being developed to address capability gaps in the dismounted close combat force identified by Army leadership via the 2018... MORE

Soldiers don the Integrated Visual Augmentation System Capability Set 3 hardware while mounted in a Stryker in Joint Base Lewis-McCord, WA.

Family of Weapons Sights-Crew Served Successfully Tested By 10th Mountain Division
November 22, 2020 — In October at Fort Drum, NY, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Soldiers successfully tested the Army’s most advanced lightweight, thermal and visible... MORE

A 3-71 CAV, 10 MTN DIV Soldier makes adjustments to the FWS-CS during a test at Fort Drum, NY

IVAS Draws Army Senior Leaders
November 16, 2020 — United States Department of Defense and Army leadership weathered a tropical storm and pandemic to visit Soldier Touchpoint 3 of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS)... MORE

Soldier tests the Capability Set 3 (CS3) militarized form factor prototype of the Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) during a life fire test event at its third Soldier Touchpoint (STP 3) at Fort Pickett, Virginia.

Preparing for the Battlefield of the Future
November 12, 2020 — The third Capability Set of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) was tested at Fort Pickett by 82nd Airborne Soldiers and 25th Marines during October 2020... MORE

Soldier dons the Capability Set 3 (CS 3) militarized form factor prototype of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) during a Soldier Touchpoint 3 (STP 3) squad reconnaissance mission test event at Fort Pickett, Va in October 2020.

Project Manager Soldier Survivability Welcomes New Leader
August 31, 2020 — Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier’s Project Manager Soldier Survivability (PM SSV) executed a Change of Charter, with Col. Derek Bird assuming leadership as PM from Col. Stephen... MORE

Col. Derek Bird addresses PEO Soldier staff, leadership and his family after being chartered as Project Manager, Soldier Survivability at Fort Belvoir, Va., August 21, 2020.

The Next Generation Advanced Bomb Suit: The Future of Soldier Protection
August 19, 2020 — Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Soldiers have one of the most life-threatening jobs in the military. They not only must be able to defend themselves in the battle space, but also protect... MORE

PEO Soldier recently completed the first Human Factors Evaluation with the 52nd Ordnance Group at Fort Campbell, KY where Soldiers assessed the NGABS for two weeks. (Photo by Maj. Justin Bond)

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