Defense tech company Anduril has revealed a new AI-powered mixed reality platform called EagleEye, designed to turn each soldier into a connected node in a data network. Similar attempts in the past have been deemed too heavy or cumbersome for modern military use, but Anduril is taking a different approach by making EagleEye a modular system that is integrated into equipment already worn by soldiers, such as a ballistic helmet and chest plate.
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“The system balances weight, reduces the bulk of traditional night vision goggles (NVGs), and keeps sensors aligned with the warfighter’s center of gravity,” explains Anduril. “The totality of these attributes make EagleEye a standard-setting technology meant to perform to the requirements of military operations.”
Sensors and cameras built-in to the helmet give the wearer a panoramic, 3D image of the surrounding area that is over 200° wide and over 100° tall. EagleEye leverages Anduril’s Lattice Mesh Networking AI to process incoming data, which in turn aids in real-time target identification, threat mapping, and route planning. Anduril has partnered with Meta, OSI, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and Gentex Corporation to bring EagleEye to life.
“We don’t want to give service members a new tool – we’re giving them a new teammate,” says Andulil Founder Palmer Luckey. “The idea of an AI partner embedded in your display has been imagined for decades. EagleEye is the first time it’s real.”
