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Space

Two Task Order Awards Notched By Lockheed Martin for GPS Ground Segment

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, September 10th, 2026

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Two Task Order Awards Notched By Lockheed Martin for GPS Ground Segment

Pictured is a U.S. Space Force photo of personnel from the 2nd Navigation Warfare Squadron under Mission Delta 31 at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo.

In April, the Pentagon canceled the previously planned GPS Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) by RTX [RTX] in favor of upgrades to the existing Architecture Evolution Plan (AEP) by Lockheed Martin [LMT], which said on Thursday that U.S. Space Force has awarded the company two GPS ground system-related task orders worth $114 million. "The task orders support the GPS IIIF Contingency Operations System and the AEP x86 Phase 1," according to Lockheed Martin. "Under the first $96 million task order for the contingency system, Lockheed Martin will upgrade…

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