Anduril has won a contract worth up to $1.8 billion over five years to supply the Army’s Next-Generation Command and Control system, known as NGC2, Benzinga reported on October 5. The base award is $162.8 million, with the rest dependent on options.

NGC2 is meant to create a shared data layer so units can exchange information across equipment, software and networks built by different vendors. Anduril’s Lattice platform serves as the distributed data layer. The contract expands the program from division-level testing to corps-level operational use, with I Corps as the first major operational user.

The report says testing showed NGC2 cut artillery fire timelines by 90 percent compared with legacy systems, and that the system works under degraded communications. Those figures are cited from the reporting and have not been independently verified.

Command and control is where AI and autonomy become practical: faster targeting decisions depend on getting sensor data to the right shooter quickly, and on continuing to work when networks are jammed. The award also shows the Army choosing a software-centric vendor to anchor a core battlefield system.

Source: Benzinga.