Program · United States · U.S. Army

Army Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2)

U.S. Army effort, run by PEO C3N, to replace its command-and-control and tactical network stack with an integrated, software-based architecture on a common data layer; prototyped first with the 4th Infantry Division.

DevelopmentU.S. ArmyNGC2

obligated · up to $2.01B ceiling

Cost to the governmentFY2027 request $3.80B

Budget by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Appropriation	Request	Enacted	Qty	Budget line	Source
FY2027	RDT&E	$904M	—	—	0605330A, 0605331A, 0605332A, 0605333A	U.S. Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller)Confirmed
FY2027	Procurement	$2.90B	—	—	1992B11400 C2 Infrastructure; 1996B11500 C2 Transport	U.S. Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller)Confirmed

What the government budgets and pays for this program, from budget justification books, appropriations, acquisition reports and contract announcements. Budget years are then-year dollars unless marked; program totals and unit costs state their dollar basis. Award values (what a company was obligated) are under Awards.

Participants3

Prime

Anduril IndustriesConfirmed
Lockheed MartinReported

Teammate

Palantir TechnologiesReported

Roles as recorded: a prime holds the contract, teammates and subcontractors build under it, competing bidders bid against it, operators field the result.

Awards3

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								Conf.
Lockheed Martin	NGC2 integrated data layer prototype for 25th Infantry Divisionpress:lockheed-martin:2025-09-02:ngc2-25id	U.S. Army	OTA	Sep 2, 2025	—	Up to $26.0M	Army Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2)	Confirmed
Anduril Industries	NGC2 demonstrator prototype OT (Capstone 5 and 4th Infantry Division)W56KGU2490008	U.S. Army	OTA	Jul 18, 2025	$165M	$187M	Army Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2)	Confirmed
Anduril Industries	NGC2 corps-scale expansionpress:anduril-industries:2026-10:ngc2-corps-expansion	U.S. Army	Contract	—	—	Up to $1.80B	Army Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2)	Reported

Obligated is money committed so far; ceiling is the most the award can reach.

News5

Oct 6, 2026NewsAnduril Industries, U.S. ArmyAnduril Wins $1.8 Billion Army Contract After CEO Luckey Takes Key DOD RoleInvestor's Business Daily Oct 6, 2026NewsAnduril IndustriesArmy awards Anduril contract worth up to $1.8B over five years to expand NGC2 Sep 16, 2026CompanyTurbineOne, U.S. ArmyTurbineOne Receives $8.4 Million Army Task Order to Advance Aided Target RecognitionGlobeNewswire Oct 3, 2025NewsAnduril Industries, Palantir Technologies, U.S. ArmyAnduril and Palantir battlefield communication system 'very high risk,' US Army memo saysCNBC (Reuters)Jul 18, 2025Government recordAnduril Industries, U.S. ArmyArmy announces Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) prototype awardU.S. Army

Sources7

Profile2

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NewsAnduril and Palantir battlefield communication system 'very high risk,' US Army memo says
CNBC (Reuters) · Oct 3, 2025 · Supports Program · program participant:palantir-technologies
“The much-needed modernization of the U.S. Army's battlefield communications network being undertaken by Anduril, Palantir and others”
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NewsLockheed and Army's 25th ID to kick off 'Lightning Strike' to prototype NGC2
Breaking Defense · Supports Program · program participant:lockheed-martin
“Lockheed Martin and 25th Infantry Division will incrementally test a prototype for the Army’s Next Generation Command and Control through a series of events dubbed Lightning Strike.”

Government4

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NewsArmy awards Anduril contract worth up to $1.8B over five years to expand NGC2
Oct 6, 2026 · Supports Government award
“The Army awarded Anduril a contract worth up to $1.8 billion over five years to expand the service’s Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) ecosystem to additional units, the company said Monday.”
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Government recordArmy announces additional competitive award for Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) prototyping efforts
U.S. Army · Sep 2, 2025 · Supports Government award
“The OTA was awarded through the NGC2 competitive Commercial Solutions Offering (CSO) on behalf of Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications, and Network (PEO C3N) for $26 million with a not to exceed period of performance of 16 months.”
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Government recordArmy announces Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) prototype award
U.S. Army · Jul 18, 2025 · Supports Government award · ceiling usd, Program, Program · program participant:anduril-industries
“The OTA, for $99.6 million over 11 months, requires Anduril and several teamed industry partners”
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Government recordFPDS: Other Transaction IDV W56KGU2490008 (Anduril Industries, Inc.)
FPDS-NG · Jul 17, 2025 · Supports Government award · obligated amount
“OTHER TRANSACTION IDV W56KGU2490008 (P00010) awarded to ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC., was modified for the amount of $15,000,000; Description: ARMY 4TH INFANTRY NGC2-D EFFORT; Total obligated: 164994082.37; Total base and all options: 187424508.57”

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Government recordArmy FY 2027 Budget Overview
U.S. Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) · Supports Cost · amount
“Investments include $904M for Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2)”

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