Business updateMIT Technology Review AIMay 18, 2026
Inside Anduril and Meta’s quest to make smart glasses for warfare
ai business strategyArtificial intelligenceAppartificial intelligence
What changed
The defense-tech company Anduril has shared new details about the augmented-reality headset for the military it’s prototyping with Meta, including a vision for ordering drone strikes via eye-tracking and voice commands. Quay Barnett, who leads the efforts as a vice president at Anduril following a career in the Army’s Special Operations Command, says his fundamental…
Why it matters
Decide whether this is worth testing, monitoring, or ignoring for your current operations.
What to do next
Map the update to one real process before discussing tools.
Estimate the manual time, rework, or delay it could remove.
Scope the smallest useful pilot with clear owner, data path, and success measure.