Details
- The U.S. Army awarded Anduril Industries a contract worth up to $1.8 billion over five years to scale Next-Generation Command and Control, or NGC2.
- The contract begins with a $162.8 million base period focused on deploying the software-driven architecture.
- Initial operational deployment will start with the Army’s I Corps in the Pacific theater.
- Anduril will expand NGC2’s common data layer, designed to connect sensors, weapons systems, and battlefield applications through a shared network.
- The award moves NGC2 from large-scale testing and prototyping toward operational deployment.
- Anduril previously led the Army’s common data baseline effort after division-level testing involving its Lattice software platform.
- The system is intended to improve information sharing and accelerate battlefield decision-making across Army formations.
Impact
The award gives Anduril a substantial role in the Army’s shift toward software-defined command and control and creates a path from prototype deployments to wider fielding. It also increases competition with established defense contractors involved in NGC2, including Lockheed Martin, while reinforcing the Pentagon’s preference for open, interoperable data architectures rather than isolated systems. Because the headline value depends on future options, the near-term operational significance rests on performance during the initial I Corps deployment.
