TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 14, 2016 ” Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has conducted risk reduction functional tests on the software of the ground control segment it is building for the U.S. Air Force‘s Global ...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] is leading a U.S. industry team that includes Raytheon [NYSE: RTN] and Harris Corporation [NYSE: HRS] to pursue future development and sustainment work on the Air Force ...

CONTROL SEGMENT: Northrop Grumman has brought Lockheed Martin on-board to compete for the U.S. Air Force’s Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Control Segment (OCX) Phase B contract. The ...

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a $96.04 million contract modification to modify the control segment of the U.S. Air Force™s global positioning system. Lockheed will deliver operations ...

The Next-Generation Operational Control Segment will support GPS III satellites, depicted above, as well as legacy GPS spacecraft. (Lockheed Martin) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force now expects ...

Raytheon has completed a key test milestone in developing the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation GPS ground control segment, dubbed OCX, proving its ability to securely transfer information between ...

Raytheon Technologies’ long-troubled ground stations that will control the Pentagon’s constellation of GPS satellites won’t be ready till next year—seven years behind schedule. The Space Force is ...

The Global Positioning System, or GPS, is a network of orbiting satellites that broadcasts a continuous stream of precise position details to earth, allowing GPS receivers to determine users’ exact ...

Abstract: The Global Positioning System (GPS) has greatly increased efficiency and effectiveness of multiple industries that leverage GPS signals for Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT). The ...

“The OCX system is a part of an enormous modernization effort to enhance the ground control segment of the current GPS. This enhancement alone increases accuracy, but coupled with modernized ...

The 11th launch of Galileo satellites, planned for Dec. 1, marks an important program milestone. With an upgrade of the Galileo Control Segment (GCS), this will be the first launch where the ...

Piloting a fighter jet, removing a brain tumor, programing a particle accelerator, and operting a hydraulic excavator all require a high level of skill. Quick thinking, eye-hand coordination, and ...