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![Army chief lays out what he wants from industry for C2 Next](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2023/10/randy-george-scaled-e1696875027771-225x150.jpg)
C2NG is the Army’s joint effort with industry to build a “data-centric” command and control system facilitated through network transport.
By Carley Welch![Army to improve universal connectivity, ‘collapse’ theater architectures](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2024/05/John-Morrison-e1717013971931-225x150.jpg)
Right now, the networks within the service are so antiquated and compartmentalized that servicemembers often lack the ability to plug in and connect to a network when traveling from one base to another.
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“The ambition of [Project] Linchpin makes me nervous,” said Mark Kitz, program executive officer for IEW&S. “We can’t answer all of our AI/ML ops questions with the initial iteration of Linchpin.”
By Jaspreet Gill![Open systems architecture can unlock ‘limitless potential:’ Army Undersecretary](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2022/08/5343521-scaled-e1660849306103-225x150.jpg)
Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo said he was particularly impressed by the service’s adoption of the C5ISR Modular Suite of Standards program, a platform that will allow soldiers to plug in cards embedded with networking and EW capabilities
By Jaspreet Gill![Army launching ‘as-a-service’ radio pilot as it rethinks buying processes](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2021/10/211012_dvids_soldier_communications_6647538-scaled-e1634048066257-225x150.jpg)
“The purchasing model that we currently use, which is buying and maintaining a large quantity of radios, may not be as flexible or frankly as affordable as it needs to be in order for us to solve the long-term challenge of making sure the Army can fight and win the nation’s wars,” Gabe Camarillo, Army undersecretary, said.
By Jaspreet Gill