Space Force accepts 10-year-delayed OCX

By Shelley K. Mesch / July 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
After years of delays, the Space Force has accepted the Next Generation Operational Control System, which will be used for GPS III and the upcoming GPS III Follow-on satellites. RTX subsidiary Raytheon delivered blocks 1 and 2 software system, called OCX, on July 1, the Space Force announced this week, more than 15 years after the company won the contract for the program and 10 years after the initially assumed delivery date . The company “will now focus on transitioning...

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