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The Army’s next-gen command system faces a defining year in 2026

The Army is treating 2026 as a make-or-break year for its Next Generation Command and Control system, a software driven ...
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The Army’s linking big guns, drones, and AI with its new command system and testing how it’ll fight future wars

US Army soldiers at Fort Carson have been experimenting with a new command and control system that promises to fuse weapons, surveillance drones, and AI into a networked war machine. The Next ...
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Army in Europe’s real-time command system offers global blueprint, commander says

STUTTGART, Germany — The U.S. Army in Europe has established a command-and-control capability with allies that could deliver a big battlefield advantage if it’s integrated worldwide, a top U.S.

The Army’s new retention play means less cash but more career control in 2026

Instead of leading with money, it’s leading with options: career flexibility. Assignment preference. Paths that let soldiers ...
AFCEA

Revolutionizing the Future of Mission Command

The process of upgrading command and control within the U.S. Army is taking a major step forward. Starting this month, leaders are expected to seek help from the private sector and award a contract ...
AFCEA

The Never-Ending Journey To Revolutionize Command and Control

Army officials say they will never fully finish their effort to establish a data-centric architecture due to the landscape’s ever-changing nature. The U.S. Army’s monumental attempt to modernize its ...
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Army looks to industry for rapid continuous C2 transformation

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND (APG), Maryland – To keep pace with the speed of technology advancement and evolving battlefield threats, the Army is turning to the source of rapid innovation–industry--for ...
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Army awards $100M contract for Next-Gen command and control prototype; House bill eyes digitization to fix arcane federal permitting process

Anduril has scored a nearly $100 million contract to continue experimentation on the Army’s Next Generation Command and Control program, the service said Friday. NGC2, one of the Army’s top priorities ...
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Army teams with industry to refine AI potential supporting command and control

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — There are no algorithms in foxholes – yet. While the U.S. Army has applied emerging artificial intelligence tools to streamline processes across the enterprise — most ...
Defense News

Inside the US Army’s new modernization mega-command

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade prepare to operate a First Person View (FPV) drone at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, May 2025. (Sgt. Jose Lora/Army) AUSTIN, Texas — ...
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Palantir (PLTR) Wins $100M U.S. Army Contract for Next-Gen Command and Control

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) ranks among the best momentum stocks to buy. Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) was awarded a $100 million contract by the U.S. Army to the ...