Army Hacks Next-Gen Combat Goggles to Spot Telltale Virus Fever

The temperature of a soldier training at Fort Benning, Ga., is taken by a sensor in a modified version of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, known as IVAS goggles, in this undated handout. Bridgett Siter/DoD

The Army has hacked its prototype combat goggles to rapidly “see” the temperatures of recruits and detect the telltale fever of the CCP virus.

Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) goggles are the signature device in the plan to modernize weaponry carried by soldiers.