U.S. Army's Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) system ready to scale

Published Aug 4, 01:26 PM UTC

The U.S. Army announced that its Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) system is ready to scale following a prototyping phase that culminated at the Project Convergence-Capstone 6 exercise at Fort Irwin, California, in July 2026. The 10-day event involved 10,000 participants from U.S. and allied forces testing 90 technologies. Maj. Gen. Patrick Ellis of the 4th Infantry Division described the system as 'functional but not optimized,' with a year of refinement ahead. NGC2 aims to replace legacy C2 systems by unifying data across fire, logistics, and airspace functions to speed battlefield decisions. Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll stressed the importance of rapid implementation, stating that speed in sensing and targeting provides a decisive advantage. The Army requested $904 million in R&D funding for 2027 to scale NGC2, and Anduril Industries developed the initial prototype for $99.6 million. The I Corps headquarters at Joint Base Lewis-McChord will be the next unit to receive the capabilities.