{"id":17496,"date":"2019-08-21T18:22:03","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T18:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2019\/08\/21\/a-new-more-secure-gps-signal-could-be-ready-by-2020\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:00:26","slug":"a-new-more-secure-gps-signal-could-be-ready-by-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/2019\/08\/21\/a-new-more-secure-gps-signal-could-be-ready-by-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"A new, more secure GPS signal could be ready by 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fix that will allow military ground systems to receive a highly secure, military signal from GPS III satellites is on track for early 2020, according to Lockheed Martin executives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The news comes on the eve of the Air Force launching the second GPS III satellite into space. Liftoff is scheduled for the morning of Aug. 22 following a delay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GPS III satellites are capable of transmitting a unique, highly secure M-code signal for military use. However, the next-generation ground system that is being built to utilize M-code is behind schedule. According to a Government Accountability Office report, Raytheon\u2019s next-generation operational control system (OCX), a $6.2 billion program, is already five years behind schedule. While the GAO warned that more delays are likely, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/c2-comms\/satellites\/2019\/05\/22\/raytheon-rejects-report-that-62-billion-gps-project-will-be-delayed-further\/\" target=_blank>Raytheon has strongly rejected that claim<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, with one GPS III satellite on orbit and another scheduled for launch soon, the Air Force wants the current ground system to be able to use M-code, at least in a limited fashion. The Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a contract in 2016 for contingency operations to update the current ground system, allowing access to some of the GPS III satellites\u2019 more advanced capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe latest upgrade of contingency ops has been officially delivered to the Air Force and is undergoing preparations for installation later this year,\u201d said Jonathon Caldwell, Lockheed Martin Space\u2019s vice president for navigational systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that M-code Early Use, a limited version of M-code, will be available in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI can say that we\u2019re making excellent progress on the M-Code Early Use upgrade. 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