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Soldier services components of the NGC2 infrastructure layer during the Project Convergence-Capstone 6 (PC-C6). (Photo by COURTNEY HARRIS)

As Army I Corps gets parts of NGC2 ecosystem, ‘tyranny of distance and disruption’ in the Pacific are top of mind for commander

“What’s really different is the scope and scale,” Lt. Gen. Matt McFarlane said.

3 hours ago By Drew F. Lawrence Jon Harper

A Barracuda unmanned surface vessel undergoes testing in southern Ukraine, on March 30, 2026. The multifunctional drone boat is developed by the Barracuda unit of the 40th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade, part of the 30th Marine Corps of the Ukrainian Navy. It features a modern tracking system, remote control, and artificial intelligence elements. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Unmanned warfare has now expanded to the high seas. Is the U.S. ready?

The American military’s recent success with autonomous platforms — as well as the unmanned advances of partners like Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan — offers three main lessons…

Oct 7, 2026 By Vice Adm. Michael Connor (ret.) Yoni Tobin

A soldier services components of the NGC2 infrastructure layer during Project Convergence-Capstone 6. (Army photo by Courtney Harris)

Army awards Anduril contract worth up to $1.8B over five years to expand NGC2

The contract marks the latest signal for the Army’s expansion of NGC2, an ecosystem of interconnected hardware and software underpinned by Anduril’s Lattice software platform.

Oct 6, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

Soldiers from the 57th Expeditionary Signal Battalion-Enhanced (ESB-E), 11th Corps Signal Brigade (BDE), train on expeditionary geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) satellite terminals as part of their new command and control network baseline equipment package. (U.S. Army photo by Amy Walker, Project Manager C2 Transport, CPE C2IN)

III Armored Corps receiving baseline NGC2 capabilities

The fielding comes after two Army divisions experimented with NGC2 for more than a year and nearly two months after the service tested the architecture at a…

Sep 21, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

A U.S. Air Force pilot enters data in a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft in the Central Command area of responsibility, March 3, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Air Force establishing ‘Megatron’ IDIQ to fast-track DAF Battle Network acquisitions

“We want industry to understand the mission problem, bring their best ideas, and be prepared to deliver interoperable and adaptive capability," Brig. Gen. Joshua Williams said.

Sep 16, 2026 By Mikayla Easley

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine operates a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium in New York Harbor, June 16, 2026. Coast Guard crews provided an operational tour highlighting maritime security responsibilities throughout the Port of New York and New Jersey. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sydney Phoenix)

Gen. Caine urges industry to lean more into ‘shared risk’ when delivering tech for U.S. military

"When you look at the price of lethality right now, it's on an exponential decrease," the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

Sep 9, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

Director of Golden Dome for America (GDA) Gen. Mike Guetlein and Vice Director for GDA Lt. Gen. Brian Gibson receive a briefing on the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) at North Field, Andersen Air Force Base, July 16, 2026. LTAMDS is the U.S. Army’s next-generation 360-degree air and missile defense radar designed to detect and track advanced ballistic, hypersonic, cruise missile and airborne threats. (U.S. Navy photo by William J. Busby III)

Initial Golden Dome tests focused on C2, software

“They were designed to validate software, they were designed to validate sensor-to-shooter linkages that perhaps are different than what today exists,” Lt. Gen. Brian Gibson said.

Aug 27, 2026 By Mikayla Easley

U.S. Army Capt. Alex Bayer, mechanized infantry company commander in the 4th Infantry Division, coordinates with her unit on a Next Generation Command and Control end-user device during Project Convergence-Capstone 6 (PC-C6) at Fort Irwin, California, July 24, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nathan Arellano Tlaczani)

GAO warns information gaps could hinder Army’s battlefield network modernization plans

A new Government Accountability Office report highlights issues with the Army's Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) project.

Aug 20, 2026 By Jon Harper Drew F. Lawrence

Northrop Grumman’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (Photo Credit: Northrop Grumman)

Navy approves Block II upgrades for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye fleet

Prime contractor Northrop Grumman expects to deliver the first upgraded E-2D plane for flight testing by fiscal 2029.

Aug 18, 2026 By Mikayla Easley

During the first Continuous Operational Learning and Test (COLT) mission at Camp Beauregard, LA, a Soldier from Sioux Company (Multi-Purpose Company), 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, leveraged the Soldier Borne Mission Command Surrogate (SBMC-S) system to communicate with fellow Soldiers. (U.S. Army photo by Zach Montanaro, PEO Soldier Public Affairs)

Anduril redesigns tech for Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command program

An Anduril executive provided an update on the SBMC effort.

Aug 17, 2026 By Jon Harper