Palmer Luckey, the Hawaiian-shirt-wearing creator who sold Oculus VR for $2 billion before co-founding Anduril, is doing headsets again
The Integrated Visual Augmentation System headset, developed by Microsoft for the U.S. military in 2021, will incorporate Anduril’s software shortly.
As Wired reported, the software will be integrated into the head-mounted displays for training purposes. Additionally, it may provide combatants with data regarding drones, ground vehicles, or aerial defense systems beyond their visual field of view.
Luckey asserts, “if you have an augmented-reality display that can make you 20% more lethal or make someone 10% safer, that’s a more significant improvement than just about any gear you could give you.”
Anduril has been experiencing considerable success this year. It secured a U.S. military contract in May to construct an autonomous fighter jet, and it closed on new financing at a $14 billion valuation last month.