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Air Force

Air Force Awards Lockheed $462 Million to Further GPS Ground Control System Modernization

By Vivienne Machi

Thursday, January 10th, 2019

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Air Force Awards Lockheed $462 Million to Further GPS Ground Control System Modernization

The first GPS III satellite in transport to Cape Canaveral, Florida. Photo: Lockheed Martin

The Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a follow-on contract for the GPS Control Segment sustainment program to help the service further modernize its ground control systems as new GPS III satellites come online, the company said Jan. 10. The GPS Control Segment Sustainment II (GCS II) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is worth $462 million and was awarded Dec. 21. It will “continue to sustain and further modernize the GPS satellite constellation’s ground control system through 2025,” the company said Thursday.…

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