AURORA, Colo., Oct. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
(NYSE: RTN) has reached another milestone in its development of the
U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System Next Generation
Operational Control System, known as 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 is built on Block 0 and
delivers the full OCX capability, which allows the Air Force to
transition from its current GPS ground controls to the modernized
and secure GPS OCX master control station.
Raytheon recently completed a series of Risk Reduction
functional checkouts of OCX Block 1 capabilities, with a focus on
OCX software. This latest development activity integrated iteration
1.5 of the OCX Block 1 Master Control Station with the GPS System
Simulator and ran operational scenarios, representing the first
end-to-end integration of available Block 1 capabilities. The
testing included GPS constellation management and sustainment,
demonstrating OCX's abilities for precision navigation and timing
capabilities in a fully cyber-hardened environment. The test
included running Kalman filters and generating GPS satellite
navigation uploads. The completion of the Risk Reduction functional
checkout informs and benefits future OCX development efforts.
Future development will add to the existing capability and expand
capability to include both the civil and military modernized
signals.
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 block 1 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, C5I™ products and services, sensing,
effects, and mission support for customers in more than 80
countries. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. Visit us at www.raytheon.com
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