The US' GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System, developed by RTX for $8B+, remains non-operational nine months after the Space Force took ownership
Last year, just before the Fourth of July holiday, the US Space Force officially took ownership of a new operating system …
After 16 years and $8 billion, the military's new GPS software still doesn't work | “It's a very stressing program. We are still considering how to ensure we move forward.”
After 16 years and $8 billion, the military's new GPS software still doesn't work | “It's a very stressing program. We are still considering how to ensure we move forward.”
This is yet another reason why we need more Silicon Valley companies building for the military. The big defense companies simply aren't good enough at software and waste tons of taxpayer money.
Who knows whether this is true, but anyone who's been in the military will know about the adage of military incompetence and not attributing malice where incompetence is a more likely explanation: https://arstechnica.com/...