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Army awards nine companies NGC2 app contracts worth about $93.6 million in year one

The nine join Anduril, Palantir, Raft and Striveworks in the Army's Next Generation Command and Control software headed to I Corps. The Army's announcement gave only the collective value.

October 8, 2026 · Updated October 18, 2026

The Army has made initial awards for the warfighting applications in Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2), which it is moving from division-level prototyping to delivery at I Corps.^1–2 The awards, with an initial collective one-year value of approximately $93.6 million, went to General Dynamics Mission Systems, Air Space Intelligence Federal, Immersive Wisdom, LMI, Mente Systems, Stilman Advanced Strategies, Onebrief, Rune Technologies and AIR.¹ AIR was formerly Govini, Breaking Defense reported.³

Commercial applications were evaluated and awarded to nine named vendors

initial collective one-year value of approximately $93.6 million

Army

initial contract awardsactual

applicationsGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems, Air Space Intelligence Federal, Immersive Wisdom, LMI, Mente Systems, Stilman Advanced Strategies, Onebrief, Rune Technologies, and AIR

will be delivered toplanned

I Corpsfirst fielding organization for NGC2

The awards add to the software capabilities provided by Anduril, Palantir, Raft and Striveworks for the NGC2 data layer and core artificial intelligence capabilities

U.S. Army, Oct. 7, 2026. Delivery to I Corps reported by Breaking Defense, Oct. 7, 2026.

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The awards add to the software that Anduril, Palantir, Raft and Striveworks provide for the NGC2 data layer and core artificial intelligence capabilities.¹ According to Breaking Defense, the Army named Anduril in June to lead the common data layer baseline, with support from Palantir and Raft. On Monday, Anduril announced a $162.8 million initial base period for its early NGC2 work, Breaking Defense reported. The company said options could take the total to $1.8 billion over five years.³

A year of prototyping with I Corps' 4th and 25th Infantry Divisions informed the software capabilities and requirements to scale across the force. The Army says the NGC2 ecosystem will provide tools across six warfighting functions, from fires and intelligence to protection.¹ What the nine companies' applications will do is less clear. According to Breaking Defense, an Army spokesperson declined to describe their specific tasks, citing security concerns. Speaking generally, the spokesperson said they will support planning and course-of-action analysis, airspace management and deconfliction, and sustainment management and decision support.³

Any follow-on awards after the initial year will show which of the nine stay in the stack as the Army carries NGC2 to I Corps and future formations. Entry stays open too: the Army says it will keep evaluating and awarding commercial technologies through the NGC2 Commercial Solutions Opening.¹

Clarification, October 18, 2026: We updated a source link to the current version of the Breaking Defense article. The reporting is unchanged.

Sources (3)

U.S. Army: New contract awards support Army Next Generation Command and Control software delivery to I Corps (Oct. 7, 2026) www.army.mil
U.S. Army: Press releases list www.army.mil
Breaking Defense: Army issues just under $100M in application awards for NGC2 to 9 companies (Oct. 7, 2026) breakingdefense.com

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AIR, formerly Govini, puts a $200 million value on its Army NGC2 contract

The Army valued the first year of its NGC2 application awards at about $93.6 million combined. AIR's release doesn't say whether its $200 million is a ceiling.

October 14, 2026

AIR, the company formerly known as Govini, said Monday that the Department of War has awarded it a $200 million, five-year contract supporting the Army's Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) ecosystem.^1–2 On Oct. 7 the Army named AIR among nine vendors receiving initial NGC2 application awards.³

AIR says the Department of War has awarded it a $200 million, five-year contract

the U.S. Army's Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) ecosystem

AIR, formerly Govini$200 million, five-yearplanned

AIR says it will work with Army and industry partners to deliver NGC2 software, starting with I Corps

The Army named nine vendors, including AIRapproximately $93.6 millionactual

initial collective one-year value

AIR release, Oct. 12, 2026; U.S. Army, Oct. 7, 2026

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Six of the other names, all but Onebrief and Rune Technologies, match contracts the department announced Sept. 29, though those announcements don't mention NGC2.^3–4 General Dynamics Mission Systems, Air Space Intelligence, Immersive Wisdom, LMI, Mente Systems and Stilman Advanced Strategies each received a $99 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for "commercial technology offerings."⁴ The Army's collective first-year value for the application awards, about $93.6 million, is less than the face value of any one of them.^3–4 All six were awarded by Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., and are estimated to run through Sept. 30, 2031.⁴

AIR's stated $200 million is about twice any one of those contracts.^{1, 4} Its release doesn't name a contracting office, contract type or obligated amount, or say whether this is the award the Army announced.¹ AIR, Onebrief and Rune Technologies don't appear in the department's daily contract announcements from Sept. 29 through Oct. 13.¹⁴

AIR says its Enterprise Readiness platform has provided software to NGC2 since the program's inception and gives commanders forward-looking visibility into supply stocks, unit capacity and overall force readiness. Building on field trials with the 4th Infantry Division, AIR says it will deliver NGC2 software with Army and industry partners, starting with I Corps.¹

Funding under the six contracts is set with each order, so their orders, and any department listing for AIR's award, are the documents that would show how much money reaches each company.^{4, 14}

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AIR: Department of War Awards Air $200 Million Contract Supporting Army Next Generation Command and Control (Oct. 12, 2026) www.prnewswire.com
AIR: home page (Air, formerly Govini) www.air.ai
U.S. Army: New contract awards support Army Next Generation Command and Control software delivery to I Corps (Oct. 7, 2026) www.army.mil
Department of War: Contracts for Sept. 29, 2026 www.war.gov
Department of War: Contracts for Sept. 30, 2026 www.war.gov
Department of War: Contracts for Oct. 1, 2026 www.war.gov
Department of War: Contracts for Oct. 2, 2026 www.war.gov
Department of War: Contracts for Oct. 5, 2026 www.war.gov
Department of War: Contracts for Oct. 6, 2026 www.war.gov
Department of War: Contracts for Oct. 7, 2026 www.war.gov
Department of War: Contracts for Oct. 8, 2026 www.war.gov
Department of War: Contracts for Oct. 9, 2026 www.war.gov
Department of War: Contracts for Oct. 13, 2026 www.war.gov
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Shift5 says $99 million Army contract expands its NGC2 role

Shift5 says it joined the Army's Next Generation Command and Control effort in February through Anduril Industries. The release does not say whether the $99 million is a ceiling.

October 17, 2026

Shift5 announced its selection for the Army's Next Generation Command and Control effort, or NGC2, on Oct. 15, 2026. The company says the five-year, $99 million contract expands its role from prototyping partner to NGC2 component.¹

Shift5 says Army contract expands its command-and-control role

Army Next Generation Command and Control. Announced Oct. 15, 2026.

$99MContract value announced by Shift5

Five yearsContract term reported by Shift5

Shift5's release does not specify whether the $99 million is a ceiling or obligated funds.

Source: Shift5 release, Oct. 15, 2026. As of Oct. 17, 2026.

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Shift5 says it joined the effort in February through Anduril Industries, integrating its platform with Lattice and supporting live demonstrations during the Army's Ivy Sting and Project Convergence exercises.¹

Shift5's release does not specify the award date, contract type, contracting party or whether the value is a ceiling or obligated funds.¹ The Department of War's daily contract announcements for Oct. 15 and Oct. 16 do not list Shift5.^2–3

The company says its platform collects and translates operational data from military weapon systems regardless of asset type or protocol. It delivers mission-critical alerts to soldiers and continuous data streams to situational awareness and logistics applications, according to Shift5. CEO Toby Magsig said in the company's Oct. 15 release: "By delivering near real-time visibility into every platform, the Army can make faster, more informed sustainment decisions at enterprise scale."¹

Sources (3)

Shift5, "Shift5 Secures $99 Million Contract to Further Support Army Next Generation Command and Control," Oct. 15, 2026 shift5.io
Department of War, Contracts for Oct. 15, 2026 www.war.gov
Department of War, Contracts for Oct. 16, 2026 www.war.gov

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