What Army officers hope C2 Fix will actually fix in the field
After exercises, soldiers said they want to see better edge computing, mobile pLEO solutions and more.
After exercises, soldiers said they want to see better edge computing, mobile pLEO solutions and more.
The move will “not only deliver that network, but everything that's going through that network, and then making sure everything that goes through that network is protected,” Gen. Jacqueline McPhail, commanding general of NETCOM, said.
"So instead of building something from the beginning, that's one big thing, and that our soldiers are just going to take winches to and take apart anyway, this allows us to build something that's a little bit more modular,” said Gen. Patrick Ellis, director of the C2 CFT.
“We cannot [just] rely on ... bring out the laser and it'll fix it all,” said the 101st Airborne Division’s Commanding General Maj. Gen. Brett Sylvia.
The Army’s new Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Mingus recently sat down with Breaking Defense to discuss a few of his priorities that include network changes to include transitioning from a ‘C2 Fix’ to ‘C2 Next.’