US Space Force Contracts Lockheed for GPS Modernization Amid Global Tech Race

The United States Space Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $105 million contract to modernize its GPS ground control systems and enhance support for the next-generation GPS IIIF satellites. This contract reinforces over a decade of work under the Space Force’s Architecture Evolution Plan, aimed at maintaining the resilience and reliability of the GPS constellation—a system critical to both military operations and civilian infrastructure worldwide. Lockheed Martin will handle launch, early orbit