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SlothmanAllen

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I don't really have any good sources, but Anduril announced EagleEye today. This is Andruil's take on the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) which was originally developed around Microsoft's Hololens 2 technology.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1977725937807466713

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1977741694909976814

From what I understand, there will be three variants of this system:

  1. AR Glasses.
  2. Helmet based system (first twitter link).
  3. Full covered faceplate that features reprojection with a very large field of view (second twitter link).
The interesting thing to me is that this is all based around Meta's AR/VR technology (originally Oculus) of which they are a leader in. Microsoft's Hololens based design ran into issues with soldiers during testing, so no guarantee this will not face similar challenges, but I think it might likely be another bump in the road to this technology being widely deployed.
 
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Heliox said:
I don't quite see the point of making a tactical cargo drone in this size. We know helos are very vulnerable operating near the LOC. It will need to leverage it's unique flying abilities to fly very close to terrain to mask itself - capabilities which translated to drones leads to very expensive sensor and software requirements.
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silly, by the time these are vulnerable, lockmart would have already pocketed the money.
 
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JimmyMcFoob

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SlothmanAllen said:
I don't really have any good sources, but Anduril announced EagleEye today. This is Andruil's take on the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) which was originally developed around Microsoft's Hololens 2 technology.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1977725937807466713

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1977741694909976814

From what I understand, there will be three variants of this system:

  1. AR Glasses.
  2. Helmet based system (first twitter link).
  3. Full covered faceplate that features reprojection with a very large field of view (second twitter link).
The interesting thing to me is that this is all based around Meta's AR/VR technology (originally Oculus) of which they are a leader in. Microsoft's Hololens based design ran into issues with soldiers during testing, so no guarantee this will not face similar challenges, but I think it might likely be another bump in the road to this technology being widely deployed.
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LARPing FPS cheats lmao

But seriously, it's very impressive. However, I can't help but think that it won't be that much of a capability booster as it's intended to be. Individual minor improvements to infantry generally don't win wars.
 
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SlothmanAllen

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JimmyMcFoob said:
LARPing FPS cheats lmao

But seriously, it's very impressive. However, I can't help but think that it won't be that much of a capability booster as it's intended to be. Individual minor improvements to infantry generally don't win wars.
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Yeah, I am not really sure how useful it will be in the short term. I think longer term once the technology gets completely ironed out it could be viewed as essential part of gear, but we could be decades away from that.
 
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SlothmanAllen said:
I don't really have any good sources, but Anduril announced EagleEye today. This is Andruil's take on the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) which was originally developed around Microsoft's Hololens 2 technology.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1977725937807466713

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1977741694909976814

From what I understand, there will be three variants of this system:

  1. AR Glasses.
  2. Helmet based system (first twitter link).
  3. Full covered faceplate that features reprojection with a very large field of view (second twitter link).
The interesting thing to me is that this is all based around Meta's AR/VR technology (originally Oculus) of which they are a leader in. Microsoft's Hololens based design ran into issues with soldiers during testing, so no guarantee this will not face similar challenges, but I think it might likely be another bump in the road to this technology being widely deployed.
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3 is very cool looking but seems wildly impractical, if your helmet actually gets shot at and has to do its job protecting your head, can they guarentee that the screen+cameras and sensors wouldn't be damaged leaving you potentially blinded or partially blinded in combat?
 
burritocannon

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i mean at that point you just rip the visor off. youve been saved from getting shot in the face once already, that's better than the alternative.
logistics permitting (never) you can just put on a replacement unit and keep going...
 
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Again it goes back to the question of cost. What capability is it adding that would justify what they would be spending for mass adoption? In a peer to peer conflict infantry equipment would almost be at the very bottom of the priority list for the US. Unless they're prepping for another 20 years in the sandbox there's not much point in fancy equipment like these.
 
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JimmyMcFoob said:
LARPing FPS cheats lmao

But seriously, it's very impressive. However, I can't help but think that it won't be that much of a capability booster as it's intended to be. Individual minor improvements to infantry generally don't win wars.
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If / when these capabillities become standard kit, getting your helmet damaged and losing the HUD / connection is going to be crippling
 
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