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Air Force’s Troubled GPS Ground System Getting More Scrutiny

By Marc Selinger

Wednesday, May 24th, 2017

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Air Force’s Troubled GPS Ground System Getting More Scrutiny

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

The Pentagon is closely monitoring the future ground control system for the Air Force's Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites to ensure the long-troubled program remains on a road to recovery, a service official said May 24.As part of that heightened scrutiny, the Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) has already undergone four quarterly reviews co-chaired by the Air Force secretary and the Defense Department acquisition chief, said Maj. Gen. Roger Teague, director of space programs in the Air Force acquisition…

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