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The delay creates a capability gap starting in 2019, when the Air Force needs to begin replacing its aging GPS Block II satellites with modernized GPS IIIs, because the current ground control system cannot accommodate the new technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force\u00a0is developing a contingency plan to bridge the gap between\u00a0between the legacy GPS Operational Control Segment\u00a0and OCX. But Pentagon weapon tester\u00a0Michael Gilmore is concerned\u00a0leadership is more focused on saving OCX than on ensuring a solid\u00a0backup plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Due to satellite control segment acquisition delays and insufficient focus on gap-filling capabilities, our ability to continuously provide worldwide GPS signal access may be in greater jeopardy in the near future than at any time since GPS achieved initial operational capability in 1993,&#8221; Gilmore wrote in a Jan. 8 memo to Defense Secretary Ash Carter obtained by Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ec.militarytimes.com\/static\/pdfs\/GPS-letter.pdf\">Read the memo here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Defense Department will consider &#8220;at least a partial cancellation&#8221; of OCX if Raytheon can&#8217;t deliver on its promises over the next few months, Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall recently told reporters. Kendall will conduct a deep-dive review of the program in early March, which is expected to result in a new service cost position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, the Air Force has begun work on\u00a0a GPS III Contingency Operations (COps) plan. The service on Feb. 4 awarded\u00a0Lockheed Martin a $96 million contract modification\u00a0to modify the existing ground system to be able to operate the new GPS III technology as a <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">temporary <\/span>stopgap measure before OCX comes online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Gilmore warned in the Jan. 8 memo that COps may be at risk. 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The Air Force and Raytheon have estimated OCX will require an additional four years to complete, twice as much time as the two-year extension Kendall approved in December.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The COps, the backup needs to be given\u00a0high priority and we shouldn&#8217;t short COps in an attempt to get OCX to work in two years \u2014 that is almost certain not going to work out,&#8221; Gilmore said. &#8220;So what I have recommended to the secretary is that COps be given funding priority and resource priority because we&#8217;re going to need it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the memo, Gilmore also expressed concern that Pentagon leadership is more focused on saving OCX than on the &#8220;now-critical&#8221; COps. He urged Carter to direct the Air Force to prioritize ensuring successful COps execution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gilmore wrote. &#8220;This requires our urgent attention, and I have placed COps under oversight for operational test and evaluation.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force declined to comment for this article by press time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:lseligman@defensenews.com\">lseligman@defensenews.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laraseligman\">@laraseligman<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pentagon\u2019s top weapons tester warned of risk to Air Force plans to ensure continued access to legacy GPS 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