EagleEye, Meta's military AI helmet for the future of warfare: "Optimizes tactical decisions"

Mark Zuckerberg's company Meta has partnered with defense company Anduril Industries to create new technology devices for the United States military. The EagleEye system consists of a helmet with extended reality goggles that will allow soldiers to enjoy a technological advantage over the opposing side on the battlefield. The project mixes artificial intelligence and cutting-edge devices to add muscle for the war of the future.

"Optimize tactical decision making"

EagleEye cases will mix both augmented reality and virtual reality systems. This technology will be a key aid for soldiers, according to Anduril: "It will transform the way warfighters see, perceive and integrate battlefield information, providing immersive technology solutions that optimise tactical decision-making in combat scenarios." The military will have instant, real-time access to millions of data that can be useful in critical situations.

Mark Zuckerberg has been delighted to participate in this initiative, as the Meta CEO explains, transferring technologies that his company has worked on to the military field allows him to "defend" the country's interests. Also the founder of Anduril, Palmer Luckey, has expressed his excitement about the project: "My long-standing mission has been to turn fighters into technomancers, and the products we develop with Meta do just that."

Privately funded

The EagleEye project, as its managers point out, has been financed solely with private funds. There is, they insist from Anduril and Meta, no cost to US citizens. In addition, the companies explain that this particular state-of-the-art helmet has been designed with "high-performance components and technology originally designed for commercial use". This means, they argue, that the US military will save "billions of dollars".