在不久的将来，通用动力公司研发的新一代坦克及XM30战斗车有望配备语音控制系统，使乘员能够用简单的英语指令来操控传感器、无线电设备以及无人机等装置。
Near-future versions ofGeneral Dynamics' next-generation tank and XM30 combat vehicle could have voice controls onboard, letting crews manipulate sensors, radios, drones and more with plain English instructions.
这一技术的意义重大：它不仅能简化训练流程、减轻士兵负担，还能显著提升战场作战效能——用军方含蓄的说法就是增强杀伤力。
Why it matters: Such a setup could simplify training, ease troop burdens and improve battlefield performance — or what the military so coyly calls lethality.
最新动态显示：通用动力地面系统公司与Primordial Labs经过多年合作后，于本周三正式签署了战略合作协议。前者以生产艾布拉姆斯主战坦克和斯特赖克装甲车等知名军用车辆著称；后者则开发了名为Anura的本地化人机交互系统。
Driving the news: General Dynamics Land Systems and Primordial Labs on Wednesday announced a "master teaming agreement," after years of working together. The former makes heavy-duty, household-name vehicles, like the Abrams and Stryker. The latter makes a locally operating human-machine interface known as Anura.
去年初，Axios曾试用过Anura系统，并在弗吉尼亚州的野外环境中成功指挥多架小型无人机执行任务。
Axios gave Anura a go early last year, orchestrating small drones in a field in Virginia.
通用动力地面系统公司战略总监、前美国陆军下一代战斗车辆跨职能团队负责人杰夫·诺曼向Axios表示：“据我所知，这是美国军方首次尝试将此类语音控制技术应用于地面作战平台。我们预计这将大幅提升车内乘员的操作效率。”据诺曼透露，基于士兵测试反馈与使用体验，语音控制功能有望逐步集成到后续型号的升级套件中。
What they're saying: "I'm tracking that this is a first-of-its-kind effort to put this on ground combat vehicles in the U.S. Army," GDLS director of strategy Geoff Norman, the former head of the Next Generation Combat Vehicles Cross-Functional Team, told Axios. "We do think this is going to result in more-rapid crew functions, inside the vehicle." Zoom in: Anura-enabled voice controls are anticipated for future upgrade packages, according to Norman.
这一合作堪称大型军工企业与初创科技公司的典范协作案例：前者拥有雄厚资源与行业影响力，后者则具备前沿技术创新能力。目前通用动力位列全球营收第三大国防承包商，而Primordial Labs也于2023年在Squadra Ventures的牵头下完成了种子轮融资。
The idea, he said, "is to spin the capability into future model years, as we really gain the insights from soldier experiments and soldier feedback." Zoom out: This is a perfect example of big working with little, and vice versa. General Dynamics is the third-largest defense contractor in the world by revenue.
Primordial首席执行官李·里索尔茨最后强调：“我们正计划将这项技术全面应用于通用动力旗下的多个平台。”
Primordial disclosed a seed round, led by Squadra Ventures, in 2023. "We're along for the ride on multiple GDLS platforms," Primordial CEO Lee Ritholtz told Axios.