Raytheon delivers first GPS OCX hardware
Raytheon has delivered the first operational hardware for the Global Positioning System's (GPS) next-generation operating system, known as GPS OCX, it announced on 14 May.
GPS OCX is the ground command and control system designed to manage GPS satellites with greater accuracy and precision and provide greater levels of cyber protection. The first hardware shipment was delivered to Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, which will house the new GPS OCX Master Control Station.
The delivered hardware includes the Launch and Checkout System (LSC), which is part of the fuller ground system and sets up the infrastructure to which additional mission applications will be added.
Matt Gilligan, GPS OCX programme manager, Raytheon, said: 'Delivery and testing of the hardware represents a key milestone for the OCX programme, as it supports next year's acceptance of the OCX LCS for the GPS III satellites.'
The next step will be the installation and auditing of the equipment and information assurance testing. The hardware will also be certified and tested ahead of the formal customer acceptance of LCS in early 2016.
Gilligan said: 'With hardware in place, Raytheon is positioned to complete validation and testing of critical capabilities and cybersecurity protections ahead of the LCS acceptance milestone.
'LCS was established in part as a significant risk reduction effort for the programme. Raytheon is committed to a seamless transition of OCX and the capabilities it will deliver to the US warfighter and civil and commercial users worldwide.'
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