"The Space Force's formal acceptance of the ground system from RTX last year marked a turning point for OCX after years of blunders. The handover allowed military teams to validate the new control software and upgraded ground facilities before declaring the system ready for operational service."
"Although RTX delivered OCX to the Space Force last July, the ground segment remains nonoperational. Nine months later, the Pentagon may soon call it quits on the program."
The GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System (OCX) was handed over to the US Space Force, aiming to enhance military GPS capabilities. Initially projected to cost $3.7 billion and complete by 2016, costs have escalated to $7.6 billion, with additional expenses for future satellite support. Although the system was delivered, it remains nonoperational, and the Pentagon is considering terminating the program due to persistent struggles and testing failures that revealed further issues with the control software and ground facilities.
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