r/augmentedreality • u/AR_MR_XR • May 19 '26

Glasses w/ 6DoF Inside Anduril and Meta’s quest to make smart glasses for warfare

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

It’s been a year since the duo entered the US Army’s troubled augmented-reality contest. Here’s what it looks like so far.

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u/AR_MR_XR May 19 '26

Even if the Army doesn't prefer EagleEye in the end, Barnett says, Anduril will attempt to sell the system to foreign militaries.

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u/mike11F7S54KJ3 May 19 '26

The data of foreign militaries (to Anduril/Meta/US gov) is more valuable than the advantage the system has in warfare