[Satellite Today – 4-29-08] Lockheed Martin has joined the Northrop Grumman team competing for the U.S. Air Force’s GPS Next Generation Control Segment (OCX) Phase B contract, Lockheed Martin announced April 28.
    In November, Raytheon and Northrop Grumman received contracts to continue work on their proposed OCX systems, which include satellite command and control, mission planning, constellation management, monitoring stations and ground antennas. The contract could be valued at up to $1 billion.
    Other members of Northorop Grumman’s team are Harris Corp., Integral Systems Inc. and General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems.