Raytheon delivers OCX Block 0, Air Force expects to validate in November

By Courtney Albon / October 20, 2017 at 12:40 PM
Raytheon delivered the next-generation GPS ground control segment's Block 0 launch and checkout system to the Air Force late last month, the service confirmed this week. Col. Steve Whitney, director of the Space and Missile Systems Center's GPS directorate, told Inside the Air Force in an Oct. 16 email the service is on track to validate the delivery by November. "The government is currently validating that the contractual requirements are met," Whitney said. "This effort is on schedule with a...

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