Meta and Anduril are developing AI-powered glasses for the U.S. Army, featuring a modular design and real-time functions
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Meta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is fully entering the military world. The company is working together with Anduril Industries on the development of artificial intelligence glasses for the United States Army.
According to Bloomberg, the goal is to create competitive prototypes that offer new capabilities on the battlefield. Rivet Industries and other technology giants are also participating.
La compañía trabaja junto a Anduril Industries
A multibillion-dollar project with official backing
The Army awarded contracts to two consortia: one made up of Anduril and Meta, and another led by Rivet. Although the total value of the program was not disclosed, Rivet detailed that its contract amounts to 195 million dollars.
This development continues the line of the IVAS system (Integrated Visual Augmentation System). It is a military project based on mixed reality technology that was projected to exceed 20 billion dollars.
What Meta and Anduril's new glasses are like
The glasses will be designed to improve soldiers' orientation during missions. They will include a modular design and a more open headset, which can be updated according to the needs of each operation.
Cómo son los nuevos anteojos de Meta y Anduril
The project, now named SBMC (Soldier-Borne Mission Command), aims to surpass the limits of the IVAS system. More than 260,000 hours of testing conducted by soldiers were used to perfect the design and functionality.
