Army awards $100M contract for Next-Gen command and control prototype
Anduril and its team of vendors secured a $99.6 million OTA to continue prototyping effort for the Army’s Next Generation Command and Control.
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A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Armored Division inspects an antenna as he prepares for Project Convergence – Capstone 5 (PC-C5) at Fort Irwin, Calif., in early March2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kelvin Johnson) Tech -
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Armored Division inspects an antenna as he prepares for Project Convergence – Capstone 5 (PC-C5) at Fort Irwin, Calif., in early March 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kelvin Johnson) Tech Army plans to spend roughly $3B on next-gen command and control in fiscal 2026
Funding to support Next Generation Command and Control will come across several funding lines that have been realigned.
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Maj. Gen. Patrick Ellis (middle), Network Cross Functional Team, Army Futures Command, participated in a panel discussion focusing on Transforming the Unified Network at Echelon, during the Association of the United States Army’s 2024 Annual Conference, Monday, October 14th, 2024, Washington D.C. (U.S. Army photo by: Austin Thomas) Tech General in charge of Army’s Next-Gen C2 experiment takes command of unit getting prototype
Maj. Gen. Patrick Ellis, who was the director of the Army’s C2 CFT and led experimentation of Next Gen C2, takes command of 4th ID, which is the next unit to receive the prototype and will scale it to a full division.
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U.S. Army 1st Armored Division Soldier interfaces with technology during Project Convergence – Capstone 5 (PC-C5) at Fort Irwin, Calif. The technology in use demonstrates moving information quicker on the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. James Lu) Tech Data and integration will be ‘core’ of Army’s Next-Gen C2
The Army is also looking at how much compute and storage is needed at the tactical edge.
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A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Armored Division inspects an antenna as he prepares for Project Convergence – Capstone 5 (PC-C5) at Fort Irwin, Calif., in early March 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kelvin Johnson) Tech Next summer could be culmination of bridge network and next-gen C2 for the Army
The Army received over 80 white papers for a competitive commercial services offering for its Next Generation Command and Control effort.
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Master Sgt. David Fisk, Sgt. 1st Class Sandra Ibanez and Staff Sgt. Angel Leon discuss capabilities during a rehearsal for Project Convergence – Capstone 5 (PC-C5) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in April 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Wantroba) AI CDAO leaves edge data mesh nodes behind with Indo-Pacom after success in major exercise
This moves DOD closer to real-time data flow between the tactical edge and operational and strategic decision-makers, officials said.
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FORT IRWIN, Calif. – Bravo Company (Bandits), 11th Cyber Battalion, culminated months of home station training with participation in National Training Center Rotation 25-03, January and February 2025. Expeditionary CEMA (Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities) Team 05 and ECT 06, B Co., 11CB, conducted electromagnetic reconnaissance, radio frequency enabled offensive cyber operations, and special purpose electromagnetic attacks to shape operations during the rotation for III Armor Corps, 1st Infantry Division, and 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne). (Photo by Steven Stover, 780th Military Intelligence Brigade (Cyber)) Tech Army advances electronic warfare ‘arsenal’ at recent capstone experiment
The electromagnetic spectrum arsenal is a repository of capabilities, exploits and techniques allowing for faster operations.
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The Marine Corps established the Marine Corps Software Factory (MCSWF) pilot program to create a world-class Marine-led software development capability March 10, 2023. (Photo by Maj. Gregory Carroll) Tech Marine Corps developed software to control commercial radars
The Marine Corps demonstrated it could develop its own software to remote into and control commercial radars at the Army’s Project Convergence experiment.
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Rendering of the Terrestrial Layer System, the Army’s next-generation tactical vehicle based system that delivers an integrated suite of signals intelligence, electronic warfare, and cyberspace operations capabilities. (Photo by John Higgins) Tech Army to provide ‘transforming-in-contact’ units electronic warfare prototypes for divisions
One of the prototypes was recently tested at Project Convergence in March.
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(Photo courtesy of Anduril) Tech Anduril’s Menace tech now preferred hardware for Palantir’s Edge software
Menace systems supported Palantir software at recent field events, such as Project Convergence Capstone 5.