U.S. Army says Next Generation Command and Control system ready for force-wide scaling

The U.S. Army announced on July 29 that its Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) system is ready to be scaled across the force. The declaration was made at a media roundtable concluding Project Convergence‑Capstone 6 at Fort Irwin, California.

NGC2 replaces fragmented legacy C2 tools with a unified data architecture that supports modern warfighting applications, artificial‑intelligence analytics and resilient long‑range communications. "The speed of the fight has changed. The fundamentals have not," said Gen. Christopher C. LaNeve, vice chief of staff of the Army. Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll added that rapid sensing, data processing and kinetic response are decisive advantages.

Since September 2025 the prototype has been tested in exercises such as Ivy Sting, Ivy Mass and Lightning Surge with the 4th and 25th Infantry Divisions. Project Convergence‑Capstone 6 marks the end of a 10‑month prototyping phase and the start of continuous delivery, beginning with I Corps headquarters later this year.