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Inside Anduril and Meta’s quest to make smart glasses for warfare
Meta and Anduril are building AR glasses that let soldiers order drone strikes with their eyes. Here's what that infrastructure looks like.
The KeyNews take
Why it matters
A major tech company is co-developing military-grade AI hardware with defense contractors. This signals how foundational AI infrastructure is shifting toward defense applications and autonomous weapon systems—a market leaders need to track.
The key facts
5 to knowAnduril + Meta co-developing augmented-reality headset for military
Eye-tracking + voice commands for drone strike ordering
Quay Barnett (former Army Special Operations Command) leading effort as Anduril VP
Focus on autonomous command systems for battlefield use
Defense-tech company building on Meta's AR/hardware stack
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MIT Technology Reviewtechnologyreview.com
Publisher excerpt: The defense-tech company Anduril has shared new details about the augmented-reality headset for the military it’s prototyping with Meta, including a vision for ordering drone strikes via eye-tracking and voice commands. Quay Barnett, who leads the efforts as a vice president at Anduril following a…