AURORA, Colo., Jan. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
(NYSE: RTN) reached another milestone in developing the U.S. Air
Force Global Positioning System Next-Generation Operational Control
System, known as GPS OCX, with the completion of the Factory
Qualification Test of the Launch and Checkout System (LCS). GPS OCX
will unleash dramatically increased performance and security of the
GPS system that benefits millions of people worldwide.
Raytheon tested 74 OCX segment requirements at its Aurora, Colorado, factory in a cyber-hardened
environment, verifying that the LCS is well on its way to meeting
U.S. Air Force requirements. Next, the remaining OCX segment
requirements will be qualified in a retest period, and those
requiring external interfaces will be qualified onsite at Schriever
Air Force Base prior to delivery of the overall OCX LCS in 2017.
The final phase of testing – Site Acceptance Testing – will follow
the delivery of the system.
"The completion of the Factory Qualification Test proves we can
meet the U.S. Air Force requirements and are on a path to
delivering the OCX LCS in 2017," said Bill
Sullivan, vice president and program manager for Raytheon's
GPS OCX. "This critical system will enable the launch of the GPS
III satellites, which represents the first major capability
deployment in the U.S Air Force's effort to modernize GPS."
The Factory Qualification Test achievement builds upon other OCX
milestones achieved in 2016, including:
- Completion of Black Wide Area Network testing of unclassified
external interfaces for GPS OCX with perfect scores on mission
capability and cyber controls
- 100 percent requirements pass rate on Electro-Magnetic
Interference testing on the OCX Monitor Station Receiver Element,
or OMSRE
- Successful Critical Design Review for OMSRE hardware
development
- Completion of the LCS component-level qualification test
- Risk-reduction testing functional checkout for the OCX ground
system software, demonstrating OCX's capabilities for precision
navigation and timing in a fully cyber-hardened environment
The U.S. Air Force-led GPS Modernization Program will yield new
positioning, navigation and timing capabilities for U.S. military
and civilian users across the globe. Developed by Raytheon under
contract to the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center,
GPS OCX is replacing the current GPS operational control system and
will support the launch of the GPS III satellites. The new system
will provide enhanced performance, the effective use of modern
civil and military signals and secure information-sharing with
unprecedented cyber protection.
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, Massachusetts. Follow us on
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