Beyond prototypes: Army readies operational NGC2 tech for I Corps
As the Army begins fielding NGC2 to I Corps, software tools will be critical to enable interoperability and getting new capabilities to units faster.
Wet tees on Starlink: Army’s desert trial reveals commercial tech challenges, opportunities
"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.
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Lessons learned that bring factory speed, adaptability and scalability to air-and-missile defense
Dwindling stockpiles and lessons learned from Ukraine and Iran are driving urgent needs for revamping manufacturing.
Picking up the PACE: EW battlefield demands updated contingency planning
"Emissions equals target. Emissions put a bullseye on wherever you are, or wherever that emission is detected," the general who helms I Corps said.
Striveworks to build AI layer for NGC2 at corps level, Army says
Striveworks's models will be able to compress "hours of staff work into seconds," CEO Jim Rebesco told Breaking Defense.
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Island surge: The Army’s Next Generation Command and Control in action
Lightning Surge exercises are turning soldier feedback on NGC2 into operational software changes in days, not years.
Project Convergence to stress-test next-gen comms gear in sweltering Mojave Desert
The 4th Infantry Division's NGC2 prototype will undergo its final test ahead of additional acquisition decisions the Army will make regarding the overall NGC2 ecosystem.
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Three exercises that pushed counter–UAS from prototype to proven
Architecture that linked sensors, C2, RF effects, and lasers into a distributed c-UAS kill chain.
Army picks Anduril to lead Next Gen C2 common data layer baseline
The company had been prototyping the “full stack” with 4th Infantry Division over the last year.
EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Army’s efforts to jam its own forces — and what it learned
Breaking Defense embedded with the Army's red team during the Ivy Mass exercise. The key takeaways will drive tactics and procurement going forward.
Diving into Golden Dome’s new pricetag, plus winning the Army’s network wars
This week on The Break Out, we review the latest tensions over Golden Dome's forecasted costs before visiting Colorado where special forces and infantry linked up for a novel exercise at Fort Carson.
‘Going to change everything’: Special Forces joins Army’s next-gen C2 prototype experiments
After hearing how the 4th Infantry Division was using its new C2 tech, 10th Special Forces Group got in on the action, including at the recent Ivy Mass exercise.
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Army wants to field all 11 divisions NGC2 capabilities in five-year window
I Corps, headquartered in the Pacific, will be the next focus for NGC2 next year.
Army unveils sweeping XM30 push, $4B bet on NGC2 in newly released budget materials
“The Army is in the midst of its most significant modernization in over 40 years,” Maj. Gen. Rebecca McElwain, director of the Army budget, told reporters during the Pentagon’s budget rollout Tuesday. “This involves developing and fielding new capabilities while adapting formations, training and concepts to the character of modern warfare.”
Army and Marine Corps successfully shared fire mission data at recent exercise
As part of the Army's Next Generation C2 capability, the services demonstrated how joint interoperability can work, in line with the Pentagon's JADC2 vision.
Army plans for division to receive NGC2 production ecosystem in FY27
As the Army transitions from prototype to production, the service has budgeted for a division to receive the NGC2 production system for FY27.