Contracts · Command and control
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.
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 says it will work with Army and industry partners to deliver NGC2 software, starting with I Corps
initial collective one-year value
AIR release, Oct. 12, 2026; U.S. Army, Oct. 7, 2026
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
Sources (14)
- 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
- www.war.gov www.war.gov