Raytheon awarded $160 million next-generation GPS contract

The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center awarded Raytheon a $160 million, 18-month contract to develop a new system design for the next-generation global positioning system control segment (GPS OCX), which will enhance both warfighter and civilian GPS performance. The contract award was November 21, 2007.

This new design will provide command, control and mission support capabilities for current and future satellite systems. Overall, the most important attribute in the next-generation GPS OCX is increased accuracy, so Raytheon’s new design will provide improved position, navigation and timing services to warfighters and civilians alike by enhancing accuracy, integrity and resistance to jamming.

"This award is an excellent opportunity for Raytheon to continue our excellent performance in control systems while pursuing new areas for growth," said Mike Keebaugh, president, IIS. "With more than 40 years’ experience delivering satellite ground command and control systems, we are uniquely qualified to deliver the right control system to enhance the Air Force, military and civil users’ capabilities."

Raytheon brings over four decades of high-availability precision satellite command and control systems experience to GPS OCX. In addition to deploying 110 unique satellite ground systems, Raytheon has a solid history of successful time-certain delivery.

Raytheon teammates include Boeing, ITT Industries, Braxton Technologies, Infinity Systems Engineering and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.