WASHINGTON — Maxar Intelligence will provide 3D maps and terrain data for a U.S. Army digital platform designed to give soldiers an immersive view of the battlefield through specialized headsets, the company said Sept. 8.

The system, known as Soldier-Borne Mission Command Architecture (SBMC-A), is being developed by defense contractor Anduril Industries.

The Army awarded $159 million to Anduril and $195 million to Rivet, a startup backed by Palantir Technologies, to build prototype wearable devices for the program. SBMC-A replaces the Army’s cancelled Integrated Visual Augmentation System, a multibillion-dollar effort that failed to meet performance standards.

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