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Lockheed wins $105M GPS ground control contract as OCX winds down

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $105 million contract to deliver a GPS ground control system as the Next-Generation Operational Control Segment (OCX) program winds down, continuing the company's role in sustaining and modernizing U.S. GPS ground infrastructure for military and civil users.

Discovered 2026-04-09T03:27:22.860540-07:00 | 2026-04-09T03:27:22.860540-07:00

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  • The $105M award sustains GPS ground-control capability as the OCX programme winds down, preserving continuity of precision navigation and timing (PNT) services for military and civil users; this is a material, near-term contract for space-ground sustainment.
  • The deal reinforces Lockheed Martin's move into software, sustainment and C2 roles, complementing the company's recent commercial performance and backlog growth (see Lockheed's recent results: source:590ae8fa-4de0-4b4e-b402-07ea86879254) and its push to establish in-country software factories and sustainment capability (see source:cc86d5a1-6e6e-4161-bb3a-76d09dedba14).

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2026-04-09T03:27:22.860540-07:00
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2026-04-15T15:28:14.982340-07:00
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