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Air Force ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About New GPS Ground System

By Marc Selinger

Friday, November 3rd, 2017

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Air Force ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About New GPS Ground System

Artist's rendering of a GPS III satellite. Image: Lockheed Martin.

The U.S. Air Force’s troubled Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) has made progress in its development recently, but the ground-control system still has major hurdles to overcome to become fully capable, according to a key general.The progress was highlighted by the Nov. 2 announcement that the Air Force has accepted the initial, or Block 0, version of OCX from prime contractor Raytheon [RTN]. OCX, which has been plagued for years by cost overruns, schedule delays…

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