Microsoft wins $21.9 billion contract with U.S. Army to supply augmented reality headsets

By Stephen Nellis and Paresh Dave
FILE PHOTO A Microsoft logo is seen on an office building in New York City on July 28 2015. REUTERSMike SegarFile PhotoFile PhotoFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A Microsoft logo is seen on an office building in New York City on July 28, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo/File Photo/File Photo

(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Wednesday said it has won a deal to sell the U.S. Army augmented reality headsets based on its HoloLens product and backed by Azure cloud computing services.

The contract could be worth up to $21.88 billion over 10 years, a Microsoft spokesman told Reuters.

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