Ivy Sting series grows NGC2 complexity

By Dominic Minadeo / November 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
As the 4th Infantry Division gears its next-generation network prototype toward validation testing at Project Convergence Capstone 6 next summer, it's quickly turning up the complexity through the Army's Ivy Sting event series, senior leaders told reporters this week. The series is designed to progressively add elements and test out the Army’s Next Generation Command and Control prototype; Ivy Sting 1, held at Ft. Carson, CO, in September, yielded the first live-fire training with NGC2 through the artillery execution suite...

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