The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Booz Allen Hamilton $600 million in contracts to integrate 5G-based technologies into training and networks at five military locations. Booz Allen Hamilton said that the contract “represents the largest full-scale 5G testing done to date for dual-use applications in the world and will help move DoD towards full-scale 5G military deployment.”
There are two projects. One centers on creating “extremely realistic virtual environments” for training soldiers using 5G-based AR/VR and an ” open, yet secure architecture that quickly and easily integrates with the latest technologies to provide faster equipment upgrades.” Booz Allen Hamilton was awarded a related task order last year for up to $561 million.