Mark Pomerleau covers networks and information warfare for Breaking Defense. Mark has extensive experience covering defense technology over the past 10 years reporting for C4ISRNET, Defense News and DefenseScoop prior. He earned a BS in political Science from Westfield State University. In his role as senior reporter for networks and information warfare, Mark covers cyber, electronic warfare, information operations, influence, intelligence, special operations, battlefield networks and data.
“Providing core software applications is a critical next step. It provides a foundation that can be rapidly scaled and trained with continuity across the force,” Joseph Welch, portfolio acquisition executive Command and Control (C2)/Counter C2, said in the release.
In the wake of public debates about the health of physical US munitions, a senior Navy official said the "cyber magazine" isn't infinite either.
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“What I would offer to industry … if you are interested in talking about expeditionary cyber, cyber at the tactical edge, particularly offensive or capabilities that support offense, please come talk to me," the Navy's principal cyber advisor said.
The company says the family of small solutions can be produced in high quantities at low cost.
As the Army begins fielding NGC2 to I Corps, software tools will be critical to enable interoperability and getting new capabilities to units faster.
"It's about driving big outcomes and giving the secretary and the president options, more options. We want to move away from things that look like persistent engagement," according to Brig. Gen. William Wilburn, deputy principal cyber advisor for the DoD.
Manufacturing scale, global sustainment, and next-gen tech are becoming inseparable.
The Secure Space Network will deploy close to 50 SCIFs around the nation to improve access to classified information for smaller businesses to do work with the military.
"Before we go spend quadruple the cost" on bespoke tech, "there some things that we can do" to make a commercial option work, said Brig. Gen. Shane Taylor.
The effort awards $127 million to Palantir and $65 million to Anduril.
The company also recently nabbed a $318 million "situational awareness" contract with the Pentagon.
AI is reshaping the Army’s approach to cyber, electronic warfare and command and control. At TechNet Augusta 2026, leaders outlined how they’re turning emerging technology into capabilities for the battlefield.
"When people say, ‘Hey, we're at an inflection point,’ we are absolutely at an inflection point,” 16th Air Force commander Lt. Gen. Thomas Hensley said of AI threats to the network.
“We have to be more agile and mobile and we need a case that is carriable by one person and can be run by one or two people," Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Phillips told Breaking Defense.
The Army originally envisioned a larger, bespoke capability, but Mark Saxon, deputy project manager for Electromagnetic Warfare & Collection, told Breaking Defense the battlefield has changed.
“Over the past five months, the teams have really been able to hone their skills based on the work they're doing inside of a live environment and I think we're getting better and better every day because of that," the ARCYBER commander said.