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Lockheed Martin awarded contract worth up to $105 million for GPS ground control system.
Lockheed Martin’s new $105 million contract covers GPS IIIF operations, not just current satellites.
KEY POINTS
- The Air Force is considering cancelling RTX’s over-budget OCX program and continuing with AEP modernization.
- Testing has revealed serious unresolved system flaws in OCX Blocks 1 and 2, jeopardizing future satellite launches.
- AEP upgrades would allow Lockheed’s system to potentially replace OCX for GPS IIIF control requirements.
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