# Army Awards I Corps NGC2 Contracts

On October 7, 2026, the U.S. Army announced initial one-year awards totaling approximately **$93.6 million** to nine companies for commercial applications supporting its Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) architecture, with initial delivery and fielding planned for I Corps. The applications span six warfighting areas and move the effort beyond division-level prototyping toward broader deployment. The Army says it will continue evaluating and awarding technologies through the NGC2 Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO), leaving a route for additional firms to offer compatible capabilities.

- The combined award supports near-term application delivery; individual award values and contract numbers are not stated in the signals.
- LMI’s SHEPRD threat-detection and troop-protection platform and Rune Technologies’ TyrOS sustainment mission command platform are among the capabilities associated with I Corps deployment.
- Companies pursuing follow-on work can assess whether their applications interoperate with NGC2’s modular architecture and address its warfighting needs; the Army’s CSO is the identified channel for continued technology evaluation and awards.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military, Information Technology
**Topics:** Digital Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence, Contracting Vehicles
**Published:** October 08, 2026

### Government Entities
- United States Army (U.S. Army)
- I Corps
- U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC)

### Vendors
- LMI (awardee)
- Rune Technologies (awardee)
- General Dynamics Mission Systems (awardee)
- Onebrief (awardee)
- Air Space Intelligence Federal (awardee)

### Key Quotes
> Being able to scale at mission speed means ensuring you’re delivering what Soldiers actually need.
> — Jared Summers, LMI Chief Technology Officer

> The Department of War is asking industry to show up differently to get the best technology into warfighters’ hands faster.
> — Graham Evans, LMI President of National Security

### Sources
- [Army Awards $93.6 Million To Nine Companies For NGC2 Applications - Defense Daily](https://www.defensedaily.com/army-awards-93-6-million-to-nine-companies-for-ngc2-applications/army) - Defense Daily
- [Army issues just under $100M in application awards for NGC2 to 9 companies - Breaking Defense](https://breakingdefense.com/2026/10/army-issues-just-under-100m-in-application-awards-for-ngc2-to-9-companies) - Breaking Defense
- [Army Expands LMI's Threat Detecting Platform to I Corps | WashingtonExec](https://washingtonexec.com/government-contract-awards/army-expands-lmis-threat-detecting-platform-to-i-corps) - WashingtonExec