Anduril Industries, in partnership with the United States Army 4th Infantry Division and other industry collaborators, has been developing a next-generation command-and-control system to replace fragmented battlefield communication networks. Through a series of “Ivy Sting” exercises, the team built and expanded a resilient, real-time data-sharing network (NGC2) that connects sensors, vehicles, and units—even in degraded conditions.

By the fifth exercise, the system had scaled to link dozens of nodes, applications, and data feeds into a unified data mesh. This enabled forces to maintain coordination, share information locally without relying on central connectivity, and execute operations more efficiently. A major milestone was the ability to carry out fully digital, cross-service targeting workflows, reducing decision timelines from hours to minutes.

In one scenario, a special operations unit identified a target and passed it digitally through the network to Army systems, where Lattice’s course-of-action generation software provided response options. A commander reviewed and selected a course of action before the target was digitally passed to a Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) unit for execution.

The entire sequence remained digital, with no manual re-entry between systems. Targeting timelines dropped from hours to minutes.

Overall, the effort represents a transition from experimentation to scalable deployment, aimed at improving speed, coordination, and effectiveness in joint military operations within contested environments.