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After 16 years and $8 billion, the military's new GPS software still doesn't work

After 15 years of delays and $6 billion in costs, the Space Force may reduce Raytheon's role, integrating new software into a legacy system to maintain GPS military capabilities.

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It's a very stressing program. We are still considering how to ensure we move forward."

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Delivered control stations do not work, it is instead worked with decades-old systems. Lack of software knowledge is probably one of the problems

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After 16 years and $8 billion, the military's new GPS software still doesn't work

It's a very stressing program. We are still considering how to ensure we move forward."

·United States
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After more than 15 years of development and increased costs, an important software project for modern satellite navigation is ahead of schedule. Persistent technical deficiencies force the military to rethink the management of the network. (Continue reading)

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Space News broke the news in Mojave, United States on Monday, March 30, 2026.
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