Raytheon Company announced Jan. 8 that it had “successfully completed two significant milestones” for the Air Force’s next-generation GPS control segment, known as GPS OCX. The Raytheon-led team, which is vying against a Northrop Grumman-led team to build OCX, completed the segment design review and modernized capability engineering model demonstration last month. “These mark major accomplishments for our entire team and significantly burn-down the execution risk on the program,” said Bob Canty, Raytheon GPS OCX vice president and program manager. He added that completion of both milestones shows that “our back-to-basics approach to developing our GPS control segment demonstrates our understanding and alignment with the needs of our US Air Force customer.” Both Raytheon and Northrop received a $160 million, 18-month Phase A system design and risk reduction contracts in November 2007. Last year, after completing an earlier set of reviews, a Northrop official noted that the Air Force is being very thorough and “asking hundreds of detailed questions.”
The Air Force Historical Foundation (AFHF) announced the 2023-2024 winners of its prestigious annual awards honoring individuals and units “dedicated to the making and documentation of Air Force and Space Force history.” In addition to the standard collection of awards, this...