Summarized by the Alliance for Fort Gordon
Published January 9, 2026
The Army is treating 2026 as a make-or-break year for its Next Generation Command and Control system, a software driven architecture meant to knit sensors, shooters, and decision makers into a single, data centric network. Success or failure will shape how the service fights in contested theaters, from Europe to the Indo Pacific, and will influence joint concepts that depend on faster, more resilient command decisions. The coming year will test not only new technology, but also whether the Army can reorganize, fund, and secure a radically different way of commanding forces at scale.