Anduril's AI wearables launch brings Palmer Luckey and Mark Zuckerberg's relationship full circle (www.businessinsider.com)

Anduril Industries unveiled EagleEye, a soldier-worn augmented reality suite — available as helmets, visors and glasses — that overlays battlefield information (for example, teammate locations) onto a user’s view. The system is powered by Anduril’s AI platform, Lattice, and integrates Meta-supplied waveguide/display tech plus components and expertise from Qualcomm, Gentex and OSI. The launch follows Anduril taking over the U.S. Army’s IVAS program and winning a $159 million contract to prototype the Soldier Borne Mission Command system, positioning EagleEye as the successor to earlier military AR efforts. Technically and strategically this matters because it marries advanced AR optics and on-device AI for real-time situational awareness at scale, while reintroducing Palmer Luckey’s Oculus-era IP into a defense context via a thawed partnership with Meta. Anduril emphasizes a U.S.-based (non-China) supply chain for critical optics, and claims its approach addresses past IVAS shortcomings (visibility/glow, latency, and user discomfort). The move accelerates the militarization of immersive tech, signals renewed venture and government appetite for defense-grade AI/AR, and raises operational, ethical and procurement questions about autonomy, soldier safety, and commercial–military collaboration in next‑generation battlefield systems.