# Army Advances NGC2 Modernization

The U.S. Army is moving its Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) program from experimentation toward wider fielding after Project Convergence Capstone 6 demonstrated performance improvements while exposing remaining software, power, and integration issues. The Army is using a commercial-first approach and has expanded participation to more than 60 vendors, creating potential work in resilient communications, data integration, applications, and rapid modernization. A July 2025, 11-month, $99.6 million Other Transaction Authority agreement supported NGC2 integration with 4th Infantry Division operations; the Army’s tentative objective is full fielding across 11 divisions and four corps by the end of fiscal year 2032. GAO has called for a detailed fielding schedule and preliminary cost estimate, with the estimate recommended for the FY2028 budget request.

- The technical gaps demonstrated at Capstone 6 point to potential needs for solutions that improve software maturity, power resilience, interoperability, and data integration.
- Companies can assess how their commercial products fit the Army’s NGC2 ecosystem and its stated commercial-first approach; participation has expanded to more than 60 vendors, but the signal identifies no open solicitation or proposal deadline.
- The tentative FY2032 fielding goal and GAO’s call for a schedule and cost estimate are relevant to vendors’ long-range planning, while the FY2028 budget request is a key planning context for the preliminary estimate.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military, Information Technology
**Topics:** Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** October 09, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Army (Army)
- Transformation and Training Command
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- 4th Infantry Division (4th ID)

### Vendors
- Anduril (awardee)
- General Dynamics Information Technology ()
- Hypori Inc. ()
- Oracle Defense and Intelligence ()

### Key Quotes
> Do not settle for an underlying minimum threshold.
> — Michael Grochol, Vice President of Technology, General Dynamics Information Technology

### Sources
- [Army Prepares its Command, Control System for ‘Relentless’ Attacks](https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2026/10/9/army-prepares-its-command-control-system-for-relentless-attacks) - National Defense Magazine