NGC2 Prototype: Army Awards Team Anduril Nearly $100M for 4th Infantry Division Command and Control

The U.S. Army has officially awarded a nearly $100 million contract to “Team Anduril” to develop the NGC2 prototype; a transformative step in the military’s next-generation command and control systems. This marks a major milestone in the Army’s modernization strategy, aimed at delivering faster, more integrated solutions to soldiers on the ground.

What is the NGC2 Prototype?

The Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) prototype is designed to unify intelligence, communications, command and control (C2), and fire support into a single, agile platform. The goal is to speed up time-sensitive decision-making and boost operational effectiveness from corps to company levels.

“NGC2 is not just a capability. It’s a blueprint for how we’ll deliver future Army systems,” said Gen. James Rainey, Commander of Army Futures Command. “This award reflects a fundamentally different relationship with industry, built on shared purpose, speed, and trust.”

Team Anduril and Industry Partners

The $99.6 million Other Transaction Authority (OTA) award spans 11 months and was issued on behalf of the Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications, and Network (PEO C3N). The prototype will be delivered directly to the 4th Infantry Division, which will serve as the Army’s primary experimental unit for the system.

Team Anduril includes:

• Palantir
• Striveworks
• Govini
• Instant Connect Enterprise
• Research Innovations, Inc.
• Microsoft

Together, they will build an open, modular, and rapidly upgradable ecosystem for multi-domain operations.

Scaling Across Divisions

The award follows Anduril’s participation in an 18-month competitive experimentation phase, including its successful showing at the Army’s Project Coverage 5 Capstone (PCC5) event.

According to the Army, the OTA will allow rapid scaling of the NGC2 prototype across multiple brigades and command elements within the 4th Infantry Division. The system will be fully operational by PCC6 next summer, where it will be used as the division’s primary command and control system.

A Continuous Development Approach

The NGC2 project reflects a “team of teams” model, rather than a single lead contractor. While Anduril is leading this specific OTA, the Army is opening additional opportunities for other vendor teams.

Through a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO), more OTAs will be awarded in 2025 to support fielding NGC2 systems with units such as:

• 25th Infantry Division
• III Corps Headquarters

The CSO will enable the Army to continuously onboard new vendors and technologies as the capability evolves, ensuring flexibility and future-proofing.

The NGC2 prototype effort, backed by a $99.6 million contract to Team Anduril, is a landmark in Army modernization. Designed to provide faster decision-making and seamless data integration, the program puts soldiers at the center of innovation; with real-time battlefield awareness and networked command capabilities rolling out soon across the 4th Infantry Division.

As Gen. Rainey stated: “This is how we build the future of Army systems; fast, focused, and with the warfighter in mind.”