Lockheed Martin's Rotary and Mission Systems division has been awarded a prototype agreement by the U.S. Army to serve as Team Lead for the development of a Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) prototype.
The company will lead a collaborative project with the Army, utilizing its command and control systems engineering and project management experience. The effort includes working with small businesses, non-traditional innovators, and commercial technology providers such as Raft and Hypergiant (an Accelint company) to scale their technologies for NGC2.
NGC2 represents an Army-wide shift toward data-centric command and control. The system is designed to allow commanders to make decisions more quickly in unpredictable environments by providing a continuous common operating picture through a single, integrated view of the battlefield.
Lockheed Martin plans to use Application Programming Interfaces and a Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA) in the development process. This approach aims to make third-party integration easier, encourage innovation, speed up development, and deliver new capabilities to military personnel.
“The NGC2 effort is a central component of the Army's transformation, and we are so proud to be playing a key role in its development,” said Chandra Marshall, vice president at Lockheed Martin. “We are committed to partnering with the U.S. Army to implement this complex system of systems solution to meet warfighter needs, advancing mission-critical capabilities.”
Lockheed Martin has previous experience developing command and control solutions. The company will assist the Army in finding opportunities for cross-domain reuse and integrating leading industry solutions into NGC2.
The company's ongoing modernization work includes evolving software architectures toward MOSA standards and bridging legacy systems with scalable future architectures.
With this initiative, Lockheed Martin states that it is aiming not only to build an improved command and control system but also contribute positively for its customers and national defense.
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