:

Space

Pentagon To Move Forward On AEP Upgrades For GPS, As DoD Cancels GPS OCX

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, April 21st, 2026

SHARE:

Pentagon To Move Forward On AEP Upgrades For GPS, As DoD Cancels GPS OCX

The GPS III-8 mission--the final GPS III satellite--launches on Apr. 21 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. (U.S. Space Force Photo)

The Pentagon has decided to end the GPS Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) by RTX [RTX] and instead move forward on upgrades to the existing ground system for GPS, the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Architecture Evolution Plan (AEP). Lockheed Martin said last Thursday that it had received a $105 million AEP contract. In response to a Defense Daily question on Thursday just after the award on whether Space Force was cancelling GPS OCX, the service on Friday afternoon said that…

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Timothy Sheehy (R-Mont.), two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are renewing their call for “Right to Repair” language in the National […]

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]

Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants a closer look at the Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) effort, citing support for the development program while expressing caution to avoid […]