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Army Memo Flags 'Very High Risk' Flaws in Anduril-Led NGC2 Battlefield Network

Army leaders say the assessment is guiding a cybersecurity triage before broader deployment.

Overview

  • An internal memo from Army CTO Gabrielle Chiulli warns of a likelihood that adversaries could gain persistent undetectable access to the NGC2 prototype.
  • The assessment says any authorized user can access all applications and data regardless of clearance, with no logging to track user actions.
  • Hosted third-party applications were found with numerous high‑severity code vulnerabilities, including one with 25 and three others each with more than 200 under review.
  • Anduril won about $100 million to build the prototype with partners including Palantir and Microsoft, and the 4th Infantry Division tested the system in March at Fort Carson.
  • Army CIO Leonel Garciga said the findings support a process to triage and mitigate vulnerabilities, and Anduril and Palantir declined to comment.