Meta and Anduril Partner to Build Military XR Headsets
Meta and Anduril join forces to create cutting-edge mixed reality headsets for the U.S. military.
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Meta and Anduril Partner to Build Military XR Headsets Meta’s latest collaboration with Anduril Industries is set to revolutionize military technology with advanced XR headsets. If you’ve been searching for how Meta and Anduril are partnering to build mixed reality (XR) headsets for military use, you’re in the right place. This partnership marks a major milestone for Palmer Luckey, co-founder of Anduril and former Oculus visionary, combining Meta’s AR/VR expertise with Anduril’s defense technologies. For those wondering, XR headsets for the military aren’t just future concepts—they’re actively being developed to enhance soldiers' situational awareness with real-time battlefield data overlays. Image Credits:PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP / Getty Images Announced in a blog post by Anduril, this initiative stems from the Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) Next program, formerly known as the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) Next. Initially awarded to Microsoft, the program faced setbacks, prompting the U.S. Arm…