OCX programme to update GPS axed by Space Force

Space Force Cancels Long-Delayed GPS Next-Gen Control System Program

The U.S. Space Force has terminated the Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) program, the Defense Acquisition Executive decided on April 17, 2026, following a recommendation from the acting service acquisition executive.

Space Force Terminates GPS Next Generation Ground Control Program After $6.27 Billion and Failed Integration Testing - Inside GNSS - Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design

The U.S. Space Force has cancelled the GPS Next Generation Operational Control System program after integrated systems testing revealed pervasive technical failures that the government and Raytheon were unable to resolve on an operationally relevant timeline. The Defense Acquisition Executive terminated OCX on April 17 on the recommendation of the acting service acquisition executive. OCX was designed to replace two legacy GPS ground control sys…

Pentagon cancels major space program after years of delays

Sixteen years and billions of dollars later, the Pentagon just canceled its long-delayed next-gen GPS control system after deciding it still wasn’t ready for real-world use. Instead of forcing it over the finish line, the military is sticking with its older system and upgrading that instead. The slow-motion collapse The system, called OCX (Next-Gen Operational Control System), was supposed to be the new brain behind the U.S. military’s GPS netwo…

OCX programme to update GPS axed by Space Force

The United States Space Force (USSF) is cancelling its OCX programme to modernise GPS for both military and civilian positioning capabilities. Following delays and increasing costs, it has decided additional ... The post Space Force axes OCX programme to update GPS appeared first on Electronics Weekly.