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A 4th Infantry Division soldier at Project Convergence Capstone 6 at Fort Irwin, California. Photo: Jonathan Reyes/DVIDS
The U.S. Army's latest swing at streamlining networks and communications, known as Next-Generation Command and Control, proved effective at one of the service's largest experiments to date and will soon be distributed among larger units, according to military leaders.
Why it matters: The Army has tried and tried again to future-proof its command and control, juggling its relationships with the Air Force and Navy, the rapid commercialization of tech, the widespread availability of artificial intelligence, and threats posed by hackers, electromagnetic sensors and ever-evolving tactics in wars abroad.
