The Army’s Unified Network Plan 2.0: A shift toward data-centric security and open standards

The Army’s Unified Network Plan 2.0: A shift toward data-centric security and open standards

The Army’s Unified Network Plan 2.0 (AUNP 2.0) represents a pivotal transformation in military networking and cybersecurity. Unlike its predecessor, which sought to unify disparate networks under a single framework, AUNP 2.0 acknowledges a fundamental reality: You cannot “unify” networks in the traditional sense. The mathematical and logistical challenges of merging infrastructure at scale make such an approach impractical. Instead, the Army is …