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'We need to deliver warfighting capability at a faster rate': US Space Force cancels Next Generation GPS project over 'extensive system issues' and an 'insurmountable' timeline

U.S. Space Force.
  • A $6.27 billion GPS overhaul collapsed under persistent technical failures
  • Testing exposed system flaws that risked global GPS reliability
  • US Space Force abandoned the project after the timeline became operationally irrelevant

The United States Space Force has terminated the Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) program after it discovered extensive system issues which made timely delivery impossible.

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