US Army taps 9 companies to build next-gen command and control software

The U.S. Army announced that it is awarding initial contracts to several defense technology companies to build applications for its new battlefield software. The service will pay a one-year total of $93.6 million, spread out across nine companies, to create applications for its Next Generation Command and Control, or NGC2, software. “While the Army is providing capability we can deploy today, we’re also providing a blueprint and reference point for how industry can integrate in the future with interoperability and speed,” said Brig. Gen. Shane Taylor, portfolio management executive for the…