Lockheed Martin Nabs $105M Ground System Contract to Support Next-Gen GPS

Lockheed Martin nabs $105M ground system contract to support next-gen GPS

The upgrade to be performed under then new contract would allow Lockheed Martin’s AEP ground system to replace RTX’s long-troubled OCX program for future GPS IIIF birds.

► Lockheed Martin secures $105 Million U.S. Space Force contract to advance GPS ground control modernization

Award will sustain and upgrade the Global Positioning System’s ground control segment, supporting billions of military and civilian users worldwide

U.S. Space Force awards Lockheed Martin $105 million contract to modernize GPS ground control and support IIIF satellites

The contract builds on more than a decade of work under the Space Force’s Architecture Evolution Plan. Lockheed Martin will provide support for launch, early orbit and disposal operations for GPS IIIF satellites while enhancing overall system resilience. “For more than ten years, Lockheed Martin has delivered and sustained operational GPS ground capability, evolving the system to provide resilient and mission-proven services that underpin daily …