{"id":23572,"date":"2025-07-20T10:28:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T10:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/23572\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T10:28:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T10:28:12","slug":"space-force-accepts-delivery-of-gps-control-system-after-years-of-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/23572\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Force accepts delivery of GPS control system after years of delays"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Space Force has accepted delivery of the initial version of its long-delayed Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX), marking a key milestone for a GPS infrastructure upgrade that has become emblematic of Pentagon software development challenges.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector. She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and the defense industry for nearly two decades as editor of NDIA\u2019s National Defense…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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