AI ‘teammates’ in soldier helmets

Updated: 2025.12.02 3D ago 3 sources
Anduril and Meta unveiled EagleEye, a mixed‑reality combat helmet that embeds an AI assistant directly in a soldier’s display and can control drones. This moves beyond heads‑up information to a battlefield agent that advises and acts alongside humans. It also repurposes consumer AR expertise for military use. — Embedding agentic AI into warfighting gear raises urgent questions about liability, escalation control, export rules, and how Big Tech–defense partnerships will shape battlefield norms.

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The article is a first‑hand look at how Anduril shaped its public image; that matters because the same company is central to deploying AI‑enabled battlefield systems (e.g., mixed‑reality helmets and other soldier‑facing agents). The comms tactics (normalization, spectacle, mission framing) directly connect to the existing idea that private tech firms are pushing agentic systems into military use and public life.
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