# Army encounters problems integrating Anduril’s Lattice with older communications, Breaking Defense reports The 25th Infantry Division’s architecture largely represents what the Army must build on for other I Corps units, officials told Breaking Defense. Published 2026-10-21 by TGOs. Canonical: https://tgos.io/news/2026/10/21/army-encounters-problems-integrating-anduril-s-lattice-with-older/ The Army encountered problems integrating Anduril’s technology with existing communications, Army and company officials told Breaking Defense.[1] The 25th Infantry Division attempted to use Lattice during September’s Lightning Surge 5 exercise in Hawaii.[1] Army and industry officials said the division’s architecture is largely representative of what they must build on to field other I Corps units.[1] Earlier use at the 4th Infantry Division in Colorado paired Anduril’s Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) technology with new, mostly commercial hardware and software.[1] James Craven, Anduril’s NGC2 program manager, said the 25th would preserve some legacy capabilities, and not every unit would receive fresh fielding like the 4th.[1] Lockheed Martin leads integration for the 25th’s portion of NGC2 and served as integrator for Lattice.[1] Chandra Marshall, Lockheed’s vice president of multi-domain combat solutions, said scaling with Lattice was an issue and passing data through the system was not where it should be.[1] An Anduril official acknowledged growing pains but said they had discovered technical limitations in the broader communications architecture.[1] Brig. Gen. Shane Taylor, the Army’s portfolio management executive for command and control information network, characterized much of what the Army saw as normal growing pains.[1] ## Why it matters Breaking Defense reported no definitive timeline for baselining other I Corps divisions.[1] Joseph Welch, the Army’s portfolio acquisition executive for command and control and counter command and control, said it would occur within the fiscal year.[1] The continuing resolution was having some impact, he said, and the Army would have to consider pacing some systems.[1] ## Sources 1. Breaking Defense, “Army feels ‘growing pains’ as it integrates Anduril NGC2 tech with older comms,” Oct. 19, 2026