AURORA, Colo., June 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
(NYSE: RTN) has achieved another test milestone in its development
of the U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System Next Generation
Operational Control System, or GPS OCX. This new system offers
significant improvements to the GPS on which the U.S. military and
millions of civilians rely, including enhanced availability,
accuracy and security.
OCX's development is delivered in "blocks," with Block 0
comprising the Launch and Checkout System to take GPS III
satellites into early orbit. Block 1 builds on Block 0 to deliver
the full OCX capability, which allows the Air Force to transition
from its current GPS ground controls to the modernized and secure
GPS OCX. Block 2 delivers concurrently with Block 1 and includes
GPS Navigation Warfare enhancements.
Raytheon recently completed its "Run For Record" test of the OCX
Black Wide Area Network, or B-WAN, which provides network
connectivity to unclassified external interfaces for GPS OCX. The
component-level testing included mission capability and cyber
controls, and was completed with a 100 percent requirements pass
rate. The B-WAN will be deployed as part of OCX Block 1 and Block
0, with the first use of B-WAN in 2017, with the delivery of the
Block 0 Launch and Checkout System.
"This latest milestone shows that OCX will function securely
with external interfaces to GPS, demonstrating the maturity of this
critical development program," said Bill
Sullivan, GPS OCX vice president and program manager for
Raytheon.
The U.S. Air Force-led GPS Modernization Program will yield new
positioning, navigation and timing capabilities for both the U.S.
military and civilian users across the globe. GPS OCX is being
developed by Raytheon under contract to the U.S. Air Force Space
and Missile Systems Center, which is replacing the current GPS
operational control system.
GPS OCX provides a number of significant modernized capabilities
for GPS users, including robust cybersecurity and deployment of
jam-resistant, operational military code, or M-code. The OCX Launch
and Checkout System provides an early delivery of much of the
overall OCX capability, and will support the GPS III satellite
launches.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2015
sales of $23 billion and 61,000
employees, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in
defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions. With a
history of innovation spanning 94 years, Raytheon provides
state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration,
C5ITM products and services, sensing, effects, and
mission support for customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon
is headquartered in Waltham,
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