AURORA, Colo., March 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's
(NYSE: RTN) GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System, known
as GPS OCX, is in its final software development phase. This phase
focuses on increasing automation and building controls for both
L1C, a civilian GPS signal aimed at increasing international
access, and M-code, a military GPS signal with better anti-jam
capability.
Once complete, the team will begin integration and testing to
keep the program on track for full system delivery in June 2021.
"Our team has two primary goals this year," said Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon
Intelligence, Information and Services. "We will support the U.S.
Air Force's GPS III launch this fall and complete the software
build for the full operational system by year's end."
GPS OCX is the enhanced ground control segment of a U.S. Air
Force-led effort to modernize America's GPS system. The
program is implementing 100 percent of DODI 8500.2 "Defense in
Depth" information assurance standards without waivers, giving it
the highest level of cybersecurity protections of any DoD space
system. For protection against future cyber threats, the
system's open architecture allows it to integrate new capabilities
and signals as they become available.
Because GPS OCX can manage nearly twice the satellites of the
current system, it will increase signal strength in hard-to-reach
areas like dense cities and mountainous terrain. Also, advanced
automation will free crews to focus on mission-critical tasks such
as updating satellite positions more often.
To learn more about the program's progress and additional
capabilities, visit us here.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2017 sales of
$25 billion and 64,000 employees, is
a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil
government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of
innovation spanning 96 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration,
C5I™ products and services, sensing, effects, and
mission support for customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon
is headquartered in Waltham, Mass.
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