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Washington Times Defense and National Security Correspondent John T. Seward takes a deep dive into how the new command system is reshaping how soldiers plan, target and fight.

NGC2: Inside the Army’s ‘God Calculator’ built to out-decide the enemy

Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, plan on an end-user device during Project Convergence Capstone 6 at Fort Irwin, California, July 24, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jonathan Reyes via DVIDShub)

Army’s AI-fusion system is ‘ready but not done’

By John T. Seward - The Washington Times

Sgt. 1st Class Demetrius Milczakowskyj (center), a senior fire control noncommissioned officer, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 4th Infantry Division Artillery, 4th Infantry Division, briefs Lt. Col. David Graves (left), commander of 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard, and Maj. Ryan Hill (right), deputy commander of 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard on the functions and advantages of the Artillery Execution Suite (AXS) system during Ivy Sting III, Dec. 9, 2025, Fort Carson, Colorado. Throughout Ivy Sting III, the displaced nodal construct showed how the division worked from different environments while maintaining effective communication on the move, highlighting how each node blended into the terrain as digital graphics demonstrated the decentralized command post concept across overseas locations. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Thomas Nguyen) ** FILE **

U.S. Army’s nearly $4 billion battlefield communications bet to face its toughest test yet

By John T. Seward - The Washington Times