Modernizing Ground Control For Next-Gen Satellites Amid OCX Uncertainty
Lockheed Martin has secured a $105 million contract to modernize the ground control system for Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites, covering both current and future GPS IIIF variants. The award comes as the Department of the Air Force considers cancelling the long-delayed and over-budget Next-Generation Operational Control System (OCX) being built by RTX. The contract expands on a decade of work under the Space Force’s Architecture Evolution Plan, during which Lockheed Martin has steadily modernized the GPS ground segment. This development was first reported by Breaking Defense.