Anduril and Meta collaborate to alter the experimental reality (XR) technology for the U.S. military.
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Anduril and Meta are teaming up to innovate a suite of XR (Extended Reality) hardware for the United States military, empowering soldiers with enhanced perception and seamless control of autonomous units on the battlefield. This collaboration builds on over a decade of investment in advanced technology by both companies.
The partnership comes at a critical juncture in national defense, as America's security has consistently benefited from U.S. technological prowess throughout the eras of computing. As a new era of AI-powered and body-worn devices emerge, Meta and Anduril are dedicated to preserving America's technological edge while bolstering both economic and national security.
In the words of Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Meta, "We're excited to partner with Anduril to bring AI and AR technologies to American servicemembers, who protect our interests worldwide." Palmer Luckey, the brainchild behind Anduril, shares the sentiment: "This partnership represents the area I'm most enthusiastic about - turning warfighters into technomancers."
Andrew "Boz" Bosworth, Meta's CTO, adds, "As technology extends human senses and intelligence, our nation's security stands to gain enormously."
Expanding the XR ecosystem:
The joint mixed reality capabilitieswill integrate with Anduril's Lattice platform, an AI-powered command and control system that aggregates valuable data from multiple sources and delivers real-time battlefield intelligence. By implementing specialized AR/VR interfaces, soldiers will intuitively access Lattice's analytical abilities, providing a valuable source of data for informed decision-making on the battlefield. This integration will revolutionize how warfighters perceive, interact with, and process battlefield information, offering cutting-edge technology solutions that optimize tactical decision-making in combat scenarios.
For Meta, this collaboration signals a significant expansion of its support for U.S. government technology integration of its advanced technology. The partnership builds on Meta's existing Reality Labs investments and its efforts to promote the adoption of its Llama open-source AI models for national security applications by U.S. allies.
Already, Anduril and Meta have filed a white paper as a team for SBMC Next (formerly IVAS Next). Since the Army's transfer of the original IVAS (Integrated Visual Augmentation System) contract from Microsoft to Anduril, Anduril has made considerable progress in transitioning IVAS to Soldier-Borne Mission Command, moving the concept into a demonstrated, soldier-tested capability. Software updates previously taking 180 days now reach the field in under 18 hours, and Lattice-integrated IVAS headsets are currently in testing.
In essence, this collaboration represents a groundbreaking venture in the realm of military technology, harnessing the combined expertise of both powerhouses to create a new era of battlefield capabilities.
- Artificial-intelligence and technology will be at the forefront of this new era, as Anduril and Meta are integrating AI-powered AR/VR interfaces with Anduril's Lattice platform to enhance soldiers' decision-making abilities on the battlefield.
- Meta, with its ambitious plans for government technology integration, is further expanding its support for U.S. military technology by partnering with Anduril to implement XR ecosystems, based on the Llama open-source AI models, for improving national security.
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