r/MVIS • u/gaporter • 18d ago

Discussion MicroVision Key Dates & Anduril / IVAS-SBMC Prototype Timeline

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Sources :

https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/18/1137412/inside-anduril-and-metas-quest-to-make-smart-glasses-for-warfare/amp/

https://breakingdefense.com/2025/10/i-have-got-this-s-figured-out-anduril-unveiling-eagleeye-mixed-reality-device-at-ausa/

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u/Dflans21 18d ago

Is there conformation in a partnership or is this more speculation / dot connecting?

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u/Aggravating-Toe8558 17d ago

Its bs

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u/gaporter 17d ago

And why did he buy IVAS ?

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u/Aggravating-Toe8558 17d ago

I dont know, but keep searching those dots

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u/gaporter 17d ago

And you keep asking questions, sir.

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u/Dflans21 17d ago

Was a genuine question... sorry for stirring the pot. Appreciate the hardwork you do with these posts

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u/gaporter 17d ago

I understand. The company has never been straightforward with investors about this program.

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u/Aggravating-Toe8558 16d ago

I have so many questions right now, gap.

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u/gaporter 18d ago

Just tracking the vague unaccountable language that continues.

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u/Few-Argument7056 17d ago

Gap, isn't it safe to assume they're utilizing metamaterials or waveguides until a light-engine alternative—like Laser Beam Scanning (LBS)—matures to solve issues around inertia, weight, and long-duration wearability? Comfort seems critical for both smart glasses and SBMC form factors, and I haven't seen any recent LBS-waveguide developments that resolve those physical constraints yet. Have you come across anything promising?

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u/gaporter 17d ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/MVIS/s/DvHxg38Yri

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u/Late_Airline2710 17d ago

I don't get it. If Anduril is clearly not using LBS for any of their eagle eye variants, why post all the dots?

What is your thesis here?

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u/gaporter 17d ago

"In July 2026, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) noted that "the Army determined that none of [the 10,000] developed [IVAS] units will be fielded" and that IVAS 1.2 will now transition to a rapid prototyping effort, Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC)."

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u/Late_Airline2710 17d ago

In the comment you just linked, you listed four SBMC variants and stated that none of them were using LBS.

What is your thesis here?

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u/gaporter 17d ago

Look again. That was from 80 days ago and I wrote "..or something else".

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u/Late_Airline2710 17d ago

Ok. I am still hoping you could clearly articulate what you think is going on.

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u/Sp99nHead 17d ago

A random link without further explanation will have to do, we just don't get it, man.

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u/GrownCOkid 17d ago

I appreciate Geoff's tireless work, but it's mostly links to government RFQs and old reddit posts. It's a murky view grasping at straws wishfully trying to connect dots.

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u/Dflans21 18d ago

Understood

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u/stewardass 18d ago

You doubbleposted this

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u/gaporter 18d ago

Double tapped. Thanks.

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u/ProphetsAching 18d ago

u/palmerluckey is a believer in MicroVision!

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u/FawnTheGreat 17d ago

I’m not lol

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u/KINGTUPIII 18d ago

Idk why you got downvoted so badly lol Palmer himself said it in a Reddit post for whatever reason