Army C5ISR Center kicks off 2025 persistent network experimentation campaign

JOINT BASE McGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. — The U.S. Army is launching its annual Network Modernization Experiment, known as NetModX, as the service’s senior leadership emphasizes the acceleration of cutting-edge technology from R&D into the hands of Soldiers.

This year, which marks the seventh iteration of NetModX, represents a critical transition as the Army Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center moves to a dedicated environment for persistent experimentation to rapidly mature C5ISR capabilities. Transforming NetModX into a persistent resource facilitates accelerated delivery of capability to Soldiers, according to the event’s lead strategic planner, Joe Saldiveri.

“The ‘at the ready’ experimentation posture aligns with current Army and DoD guidance focused on delivering emergent lethality and mobility technologies to the Soldier at a faster pace,” Saldiveri said.

NetModX focuses on the challenges Soldiers confront as they face contested battlefield network environments from adversary threats that include cyber, electromagnetic warfare, and tactical communications. Throughout the summer and fall, C5ISR Center scientists, engineers and Soldiers partner with industry and Army program executive offices to explore how technologies operate when they are subjected to operationally relevant environments and scenarios.

The experimentation provides data to inform decisions for both programs of record and S&T projects earlier in the technology pipeline.

NetModX 25 serves as a transformational event, establishing the persistent experimentation concept that will continue into 2026 with key benefits to the Army, Saldiveri said. Persistent experimentation enables projects to experiment-refine-demonstrate-adapt before going to large-scale Army events for further integration. In addition, the C5ISR Center is leveraging a cyclical process in line with Army Futures Command’s continuous transformation efforts.

“NetModX facilitates the maturation and delivery of transformative C5ISR capabilities that enable Soldiers to see the battlespace and effectively make decisions,” C5ISR Center Director Beth Ferry said. “Doing that in a persistent fashion rapidly accelerates capability development to combat an ever-changing threat environment.”

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The U.S. Army Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center is the Army’s applied research and advanced technology development center for C5ISR capabilities. As the Army’s primary integrator of C5ISR technologies and systems, DEVCOM C5ISR Center supports our networked Warfighters by identifying, developing, maturing, and rapidly integrating innovative technologies to drive continuous transformation.

DEVCOM C5ISR Center is an asset of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command. DEVCOM is Army Futures Command’s leader and integrator within a global ecosystem of scientific exploration and technological innovation. DEVCOM expertise spans eight major competency areas to provide integrated research, development, analysis and engineering support to the Army and DOD. From rockets to robots, drones to dozers, and aviation to artillery — DEVCOM innovation is at the core of the combat capabilities American Warfighters need to win on the battlefield of the future. For more information, visit c5isrcenter.devcom.army.mil.