Though there are important issues with protesting, right to work, and ethics that are being brought up, the technology is not all that new. The DoD has had simi

Though there are important issues with protesting, right to work, and ethics that are being brought up, the technology is not all that new. The DoD has had similar capabilities to the Hololens for nearly 15 years at this point, almost 80 if you think of HUDs as a general idea. The BraveMind [0][1] project has been around sine ~2005 and has been shown to help with PTSD. USC's work with the DoD has even been shown on PBS's Frontline[2]. HUDs themselves, arguably a primitive form of AR tech like the Hololens, have been around since the early bomber sights of WW2[3]. I'm sure we all remember Top Gun's use of HUDs. Honestly, from a tech perspective, the Hololens is only innovative due to it's size, weight, and customer support. The DoD generally proclaims preference for Off-The-Shelf parts and equipment due to many factors. The Hololens is just an iteration of an idea and procurement process that has long been in use. [0]http://ict.usc.edu/prototypes/pts/ http://ict.usc.edu/prototypes/pts/ [1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVmxmDFCMlQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVmxmDFCMlQ [2]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRL0TzrNtVc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRL0TzrNtVc [3]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head-up_display https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head-up_display