Social media giant Meta announced that it will partner with U.S. defense technology company Anduril to deliver high-tech products to U.S. servicemen.

In a statement on Thursday, Anduril said the two companies will join to develop a range of “integrated XR products” that will give warfighters improved perception and control over autonomous systems on the battlefield. XR, also known as extended reality, uses artificial intelligence and augmented reality technologies.

Anduril added that the new products will be integrated into the company’s AI-powered command and control system: Lattice. The company said the integration will completely change how soldiers see the battlefield, giving them access to “immersive technology solutions that enhance tactical decision-making in combat scenarios.”

In addition, Anduril Founder Palmer Luckey announced earlier this week that the two companies are already working on a high-tech helmet under a project dubbed “Eagle Eye.” 

“Meta has spent the last decade building AI and AR to enable the computing platform of the future,” Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said of the partnership. “We’re proud to partner with Anduril to help bring these technologies to the American servicemembers that protect our interests at home and abroad.”

The new partnership brings Mr. Zuckerberg and Mr. Luckey together once again after the Anduril founder left the company, then called Facebook, back in 2017. Mr. Luckey had founded the virtual reality company Oculus before it was acquired by Facebook in 2014 for $2 billion.

“I am glad to be working with Meta once again.”Mr. Luckey said. “Of all the areas where dual-use technology can make a difference for America, this is the one I am most excited about. My mission has long been to turn warfighters into technomancers, and the products we are building with Meta do just that.”

• Vaughn Cockayne can be reached at vcockayne@washingtontimes.com.