A “command post node” run by the 4th Infantry Division during exercise Ivy Mass at the the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado, May 12, 2026. (DefenseScoop photo by Drew F. Lawrence).
During the Global War on Terror, the Army established large, static and complicated command posts. Army officials wrote in a doctrine note earlier this year that should…
Soldiers assigned 4th Infantry Division maneuver to the objective during a Combined Arms Live-Fire Exercise as part of Ivy Mass at Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado, May 17, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Stewart)
Now, as the Army looks to scale NGC2 across the force, it has settled on Anduril to help shepherd data, applications, AI models and other military systems…
U.S. Army Sgt. Jeffrey Davis, an electronic warfare specialist with the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, operates a dismounted spectrum awareness system during Exercise Lightning Surge 1 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Jan. 22, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Duke Edwards)
Officials are interested in offerings that would allow the platform to integrate with small drones to extend its range and boost situational awareness.
Gen. James E. Rainey, U.S. Army Futures Command, commanding general, delivers a presentation on “The Close Combat Imperative” during the first day of the annual Maneuver Warfighter Conference, Sept. 9, 2025, in Marshall Auditorium at Fort Benning, Georgia. The annual Maneuver Warfighter Conference gathers U.S. Army senior leaders and subject-matter experts from across the globe to discuss the way forward for maneuver forces. (U.S. Army photo by Daniel Marble)
