WASHINGTON — The Space Force has cancelled the Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) contract, a bitter denouement for the troubled program after years of delays and programmatic woes for prime contractor RTX.
Officials terminated the project to develop a new ground control system for GPS satellites on April 17th, after they determined OCX “was unable to deliver needed capabilities on an operationally relevant timeline at an acceptable level of risk to meet the GPS constellation modernization needs,” according to a Space Force press release published today.
“It’s important we refine and update acquisition processes to prioritize rapid, incremental capability delivery versus complex ‘all or nothing’ system deliveries,” Tom Ainsworth, the Space…
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