Companies|The US Department of Defense has agreed with the health technology company Oura to supply smart rings to US military personnel.
of the United States soldiers can soon be seen wearing Finnish health technology company Oura’s smart rings on their fingers.
The US Department of Defense tells about it in its procurement announcement. It has agreed with Oura that the company will deliver smart rings worth 96 million dollars, or about 87 million euros, to military personnel in service.
Also an American news site Defence Scoop has told about the contract between the Ministry of Defense and Oura.
The US Department of Defense has not specified in its procurement notice how many rings exactly it is acquiring from Oura.
According to Defense Scoop, the retail price of Oura’s smart rings ranges from $300 to $350. In Finland, the price of the Oura smart ring varies between 340 and 625 euros, depending on the ring type.
The agreement between the US Department of Defense and Oura also includes a number of data analysis services provided by Oura. In this way, the Pentagon’s health department can use the biometric data produced by the devices.
The validity period of the agreement started on Monday of this week and is valid for 12 months.
of the United States The Ministry of Defense has used Oura’s smart rings before, says Defense Scoop.
The ministry’s defense innovation unit used Oura rings together with Garmin smart watches during the corona pandemic. At that time, smart rings and watches were used in a project where the Ministry of Defense aimed to use artificial intelligence algorithms and biometric technology to identify infectious diseases before the actual symptoms.