The US Army has extended a partnership with software company Air to continue supporting the service’s Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) initiative, an effort to improve how battlefield data is shared and used across the force.
Under the renewed agreement, Air will participate in Project Convergence Capstone 6, the army’s large-scale experimentation campaign at Fort Irwin, California, with its Air Enterprise Readiness for integrating AI into logistics and sustainment planning.
The exercise will evaluate emerging technologies and operational concepts in live, virtual, and simulated environments before potential transition into future acquisition programs.
Air has supported the NGC2 effort since the program’s early stages as part of the broader industry team led by Anduril.
The extension follows the platform’s deployment during the Ivy Mass exercise in Colorado in May, where it was used by the 4th Infantry Division, the army’s designated prototyping division for NGC2.
During the exercise, the system supported logistics planning by replacing manual planning tools with AI-assisted data analysis and demand forecasting.
Project Convergence Capstone 6 will bring together US and allied military forces to assess new command-and-control technologies, autonomous systems, networking capabilities, and decision-support tools.
AI-Enabled Logistics
Air Enterprise Readiness is an AI-based software platform that integrates data from battlefield units, logistics networks, industrial suppliers, and military enterprise systems into a single operational picture.
The platform continuously processes data on equipment status, inventory levels, maintenance, personnel, and operational activity.
Based on that information, it forecasts future demand for fuel, ammunition, spare parts, and medical support.
Air Enterprise Readiness is designed to help commanders anticipate shortages, prioritize resources, and automate resupply planning, while providing real-time visibility of unit readiness and logistics constraints.
According to the company, the software has reduced the timelines for releasing army materiel from 15 to 3 months.
“By modernizing sustainment for NGC2, Air is collapsing the distance between the factory and the fight, ensuring needed supplies and materiel reach warfighters at the edge ahead of need,” stated Tara Murphy Dougherty, CEO of Air.
