Army plans to spend roughly $3B on next-gen command and control in fiscal 2026

Army plans to spend roughly $3B on next-gen command and control in fiscal 2026

The Army’s top modernization priority is slated to get around $3 billion across procurement and research-and-development accounts in the next fiscal year, according to information provided by service officials regarding the 2026 budget request. Next Generation Command and Control is a clean-slate design for how the Army communicates on the battlefield and passes data for operations, providing commanders and units a new approach to information sh…