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WASHINGTON \u2014 The Space Force will not meet its target to deliver three long-delayed programs by the end of this year, despite a push from the service\u2019s top acquisition official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The projects include the Next Generation Operational Control Segment, or OCX<\/a>, an in-demand ground system designed to operate modern GPS satellites; the Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System, dubbed ATLAS, a key space command-and-control system<\/a>; and the Military GPS User Equipment program, MGUE, which is developing cards that enable anti-jam capabilities for GPS receivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe current schedule for all three programs indicate they will not deliver in 2023,\u201d Space Force spokeswoman Laura McAndrews told C4ISRNET in an Oct. 20 statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since being named the first assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration last year, Frank Calvelli has challenged the Space Force to move faster to develop and acquire new systems. He\u2019s issued a list of nine \u201ctenets,\u201d or guideposts, for acquisition programs<\/a>, which calls for smaller and simpler designs, greater use of existing technology, improved coordination between contractors and government program managers and accountability for poor performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. John Shaw, left, former deputy commander for U.S. Space Command, and Honorable Frank Calvelli, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for space acquisitions and integration, center, greet U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Jeramey Conley, command senior enlisted leader for the Joint Task Force-Space Defense during a visit to the organization at Schriever Space Force Base, Sept. 7, 2022. (U.S. Space Force\/Tiana Williams)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

He\u2019s also set a goal of delivering the ground systems that support satellite operations, data processing and decision-making on faster timelines \u2014 a long-time challenge for the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calvelli\u2019s first public push for these \u201clong-standing, troubled programs\u201d to achieve their fielding targets came in January. Speaking at a National Security Space Association conference, he said delivering these systems was a high priority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese albatrosses . . . have been dragging the department down for decades,\u201d Frank Calvelli said Jan. 24 speech at a National Security Space Association Conference. \u201cThis is the year we\u2019re going to get these programs delivered.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ten months later, not only are the programs unable to meet their end-of-year goal, they have accumulated additional delays over the last year that will push their delivery into next summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Persistent uncertainty<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

OCX was originally slated to field in 2016, but schedule uncertainty has been a persistent challenge for the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RTX, formerly Raytheon Technologies, is developing the system and delivered the first capability increment, Block 0, in 2017. Block 0 can support launches of GPS III satellites, the newest variant of the system, but can\u2019t operate them once in orbit. Blocks 1 and 2 will provide that capability along with better performance and protections against cyber threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program\u2019s previous schedule called for blocks 1 and 2 to be delivered last January, but technical issues discovered during software testing delayed that plan until next spring. The service now expects OCX to deliver in June of 2024, according to McAndrews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Government Accountability Office said in a June report that a technical issue with the GPS System Simulator used for testing also contributed to the delivery delay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RTX did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McAndrews said the service has \u201cincreased the frequency of senior level engagements\u201d on the program, indicating those measures have \u201cmotivated changes in the vendor\u2019s staffing posture as well as improvements in their test procedures and approach.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While OCX development is led by a prime contractor, Space Systems Command serves as the lead integrator for the Space Command and Control program, which includes ATLAS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Space C2 is comprised of several other hardware and software development efforts, but it\u2019s the analysis and data processing capabilities from ATLAS that will allow the Space Force to decommission its 1970s-era Space Defense Operations Center, known as SPADOC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The baseline capability for ATLAS, developed by L3Harris, is slated for delivery next August, McAndrews said. The service had previously expected the program\u2019s minimum viable capability release at the end of this year, a milestone that had already been delayed from late 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once delivered, the system will enter a trial period before it\u2019s validated for operations. The schedule for that trial phase is still being finalized, McAndrews said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ATLAS development challenges are largely linked to the difficulty of coordinating the many capabilities that make up the Space C2 system, which is the Space Force\u2019s role as the prime integrator. To address those issues, the service last year implemented a systems engineering and integration team and shifted personnel to focus on ATLAS delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Working collaboratively\u2019<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

In a statement to C4ISRNET, L3Harris said the company is \u201cworking collaboratively\u201d with the Space Force to complete the ATLAS capabilities required for initial operations by next August. In the meantime, the company has been making incremental deliveries, recently beginning its fifth such test event with SSC and the 18th Space Defense Squadron, the company said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe will continue collaborating with all parties to help meet timelines associated with SPADOC decommissioning and build upon the recent successes of our software deliverables,\u201d spokeswoman Christina Hoggatt said in an Oct. 24 statement. \u201cThe community continues to work collaboratively to ensure capability transition and reliability are top of mind for delivery to the warfighter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RTX and L3Harris both have a role in MGUE, a phased effort to make the GPS receivers used across the services more resilient against enemy jamming and spoofing attempts. For Increment 1, L3Harris is developing the receiver cards for land systems and RTX is providing the aviation and maritime cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Increment 1 development began in 2017, and has faced continued development challenges linked, in part, to changing production plans. A June report from GAO highlighted progress on the effort, but warned that delays in the first increment\u2019s integration could impact other parts of the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L3Harris has completed development of the ground cards, which are now being integrated and fielded. McAndrews said the maritime and aviation cards were certified last April to start testing and are expected to complete their final milestones next year. Specifically, the aviation card should be certified to begin operational test on the B-2 bomber in July and the maritime card on the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer next October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said the program is \u201cexecuting to its current acquisition program baseline.\u201d Like on OCX, officials are closely monitoring the effort \u201cto ensure compliance with performance standards.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Performance accountability<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The Space Force didn\u2019t provide details about what measures the service has taken to hold the companies accountable for any cost increases and schedule delays that are linked to their performance, though L3Harris said its contract terms and fee structures for ATLAS \u201cremain unchanged.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asked whether RTX or L3Harris had been placed on the Contractor Responsibility Watch List \u2014 established in the Fiscal 2018 National Defense Authorization Act as an acquisition oversight tool \u2014 McAndrews said the service \u201cdoesn\u2019t comment publicly on specific Space Contractor Responsibility Watch List actions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Space Force can place companies on the list for schedule and performance issues and could bar them from receiving new work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calvelli has indicated he would make use of the list when it\u2019s warranted. In a November 2022 memo, he instructed the acquisition workforce to \u201cnot tolerate [the] bad performance that we have seen in some traditional large satellite and large ground . . . contracts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTake corrective action and consider all tools available for poor performers including loss of fee, use of the Contractor Responsibility Watch List, and if necessary, stopping programs,\u201d he wrote. \u201cIndustry works for you, so be a demanding customer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moving forward, Calvelli is working with the space acquisition community to take a different approach to developing ground systems. Rather than field large, complex capabilities all at once, he wants programs to focus on smaller requirement sets that can deliver at a faster pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One example is the Rapid Resilient Command and Control program, or R2C2<\/a>. The effort is an outgrowth of Space Systems Command\u2019s Enterprise Ground Services program, or EGS, and the Space Rapid Capabilities Office\u2019s Ground Command, Control and Communications program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EGS, in particular, sought to bring together the service\u2019s disparate network of ground command-and-control systems, but according to officials, its scope was too broad. In an attempt to narrow the program\u2019s focus and deliver the capability more quickly, Calvelli reduced its requirements and shifted the program to the Space RCO in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Col. Greg Hoffman, director of the Space RCO\u2019s strategic capabilities acquisition delta, said during an Oct. 19 Space Industry Day event that while past programs tried to \u201ctake on everything at once,\u201d R2C2 and other ground programs moving forward will take a more simplified approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhereas legacy programs tried to take on a lot of scope, a lot of complexity, [and] focused on the entirety of the Space Force mission, we are simplified in our direction,\u201d he said. \u201cRight out of the chute, we have a much simpler problem to solve.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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