Modern air operations depend on the ability to quickly and securely share trusted information that results in faster decision-making and better coordination. For NATO, that need is multiplied across 32 member countries, each with its own systems, authorities, and security requirements. The command and control challenge is as critical as it is complex, and NATO’s modernization of its Air Command and Control architecture will allow allies to securely operate together while maintaining control of their own information.
Today, at the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum, the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) selected Anduril Industries to provide Lattice as part of the Enhanced Air Command and Control (eAirC2) Data Platform initiative. During an initial nine-month evaluation phase, Anduril, through Anduril UK and Anduril’s Europe team, will deploy Lattice within the NATO environment, integrating functions such as air traffic control, surveillance, and force management to assess its capabilities against NATO operational requirements.
Lattice is designed to connect existing systems through an open architecture rather than replace them. It enables operational data to move securely between organizations while allowing nations to retain sovereignty over their own information. Built to operate in contested environments, Lattice continues to synchronize, orchestrate, and distribute data — even when communications are disrupted or degraded. Lattice is designed from the start to ensure that commanders maintain a trusted operational picture when it matters most.
The eAirC2 Data Platform initiative marks an important step in NATO's transition to a modular, data-centric architecture for allied air operations. For Anduril, it represents an opportunity to demonstrate how Lattice can help NATO allies securely connect existing systems, share operational information, and fight as an integrated coalition.Ultimately, the selection builds on Anduril’s expanding work with allied governments across Europe to strengthen coalition command and control through open, software-defined architectures. As European nations modernize command and control, Lattice helps allies connect new and existing systems while allowing each nation to retain control of its own data.Strong NATO operations depend on trust. Anduril understands that secure and fast data sharing is the foundation of that trust.
