Anduril promotes new AI-based combat helmet for Australia
Anduril's EagleEye AI-based combat helmet with an augmented reality heads-up display. (Anduril Australia)
US-based Anduril Industries' Australian subsidiary displayed one of its latest products – an artificial intelligence (AI)-based combat helmet with an augmented reality heads-up display (HUD) – at the Military Communications and Information Systems (MilCIS) 2025 exhibition held in Canberra in November.
Speaking to Janes, David Goodrich, CEO of Anduril Australia, said that this product, named EagleEye, has been designed to meet the US Army's requirements of a Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) system. The US Army will test EagleEye in 2026, Goodrich added.
According to the US Army, the SBMC system is expected to employ mixed reality tools, and ensure networked information sharing, to improve a soldier's situational awareness, enabling timely identification and elimination of potential threats.
EagleEye also has the potential to be employed by the Australian Defence Force (ADF), as it aligns with the ADF's focus on incorporating more AI technologies to enhance the lethality of dismounted soldiers and deepen interoperability with the US and other allies. Goodrich said EagleEye has the potential to be considered for the ADF's Land 300 and Land 4140 programmes.
Land 300 aims to enhance the ADF's close combat capabilities, while Land 4140 aims to bolster the ADF's communications and decision-making capabilities in contested environments. “We think there is room for an approach under Land 4140 to explore how the ADF can aggregate data from its various dismounted systems as the initial step and get it built into a common experience,” Goodrich added.
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