Army Awards $93.6 Million Across Nine NGC2 Application Developers

On October 14, 2026, the U.S. Army awarded initial one-year contracts totaling $93.6 million to nine companies developing applications for its Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) software. The awards move the program beyond experimentation with the 4th Infantry Division and toward use by another operational formation: I Corps. The Army’s approach combines a shared software foundation with applications from government, commercial providers, and Soldiers, creating an ecosystem rather than a single, monolithic command-and-control product. The nine awardees include Onebrief, General Dynamics Mission Systems, Air Space Intelligence Federal, and Rune Technologies; the source material does not identify the other five companies.

NGC2’s operational case has been built through testing with the 4th Infantry Division. Onebrief supported the division’s collaboration and planning during the Ivy Sting exercise series and the division-wide Ivy Mass exercise. In July, during Project Convergence Capstone 6, Soldiers used NGC2 applications to make decisions under realistic conditions across an entire division formation. Onebrief co-founder and CEO Grant Demaree said the platform connected planning teams in different locations, allowing them to finish work “in minutes what used to take hours.” The Army’s planned expansion to I Corps is therefore an important next step: it can test whether the approach and applications can support staff workflows beyond the initial prototyping environment.

The application awards complement separate foundation-layer work. Anduril Industries holds a baseline contract valued at $162.8 million, with a potential value of up to $1.8 billion, according to the supplied reporting. The source also describes core data-layer and artificial-intelligence capabilities as being provided by Anduril, Palantir, Raft, and Striveworks. Together, the foundation and application layers make interoperability a central procurement consideration. Vendors seeking NGC2-related work should be prepared to show how their products connect to shared data and AI capabilities, support the Army’s planning and operational workflows, and function within an ecosystem spanning six warfighting functions: command and control, fires, intelligence, movement and maneuver, sustainment, and protection.

For contractors, the award signals a transition from prototyping toward operational adoption, but it does not establish that broad deployment is complete or guarantee future awards. The initial contracts are one-year awards, and the Army has not disclosed a breakdown of the $93.6 million among the nine companies. Onebrief’s experience also illustrates how program activity may intersect with existing commercial arrangements: it received an enterprise contract in September, and the Army raised that contract’s ceiling weeks later to support NGC2; the revised ceiling amount was not reported. As Onebrief COO Adam Lackey put it, “The Army set a clear goal for commercial software: prove it in prototyping, then field it.” Companies should track I Corps implementation, validate integration and security requirements as they emerge, and use demonstrated results from exercises to support future market positioning.

• Award value and term: The Army announced $93.6 million in initial contracts lasting one year across nine application developers; individual award amounts were not provided.
• Named awardees: The supplied reporting identifies Onebrief, General Dynamics Mission Systems, Air Space Intelligence Federal, and Rune Technologies. Five other awardees are not named in the available material.
• Next operational step: The Army plans to extend NGC2 from the 4th Infantry Division to I Corps, indicating a move from prototyping toward broader use.
• Prototype evidence: Onebrief supported planning and collaboration during the 4th Infantry Division’s Ivy Sting series and Ivy Mass; NGC2 applications were also used during Project Convergence Capstone 6 in July.
• Foundation-layer economics: Anduril Industries’ baseline contract is reported at $162.8 million, with a potential value of up to $1.8 billion; the application awards are complementary, not a replacement for that work.
• Broader technical ecosystem: Reporting identifies Anduril, Palantir, Raft, and Striveworks as providers of data-layer and core AI capabilities. Prospective suppliers should assess interoperability with this shared foundation.
• Mission coverage: NGC2 applications are intended to support six functions: command and control, fires, intelligence, movement and maneuver, sustainment, and protection.
• Onebrief contract context: Onebrief’s enterprise-contract ceiling was increased to support NGC2 after its September enterprise award; the revised ceiling amount was not disclosed.
• Action for bidders: Monitor I Corps implementation, document integration with shared data and AI capabilities, and demonstrate measurable improvements to staff planning and operational workflows.