Recovering from Nuclear C3 Atrophy

The Air Force is working to recover from a period when the US neglected its nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) systems, Gen. Robin Rand said Wednesday. “This is something that I think the nation let atrophy a little bit,”...

OCX Will Be Ready for First GPS III Launch in 2018

Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves, commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center, told Congress Wednesday that OCX—the ground control system for the GPS III satellite constellation—is “going to be ready to support the first launch next year.” The program has...