What Happened
Upgrading GPS Ground Network For Enhanced Resilience
Lockheed Martin has secured two U.S. Space Force task orders worth about $114 million to modernize the ground network that controls the Global Positioning System. The upgrades will prepare the system for GPS IIIF satellites and strengthen the resilience of military positioning, navigation, and timing services. The work includes modifying the existing ground architecture to control the payloads aboard the next-generation spacecraft and updating GPS ground hardware and software through a more modular architecture. This development was first reported by Defence Industry Europe.