GPS III - Next GEN GPS comes out in 2012

The Next Generation GPS Control Segment (OCX) will provide significant benefits to military and civilian users around the world, as well as to GPS operators, maintainers, and analysts. With a planned initial operational date in 2012, OCX will begin a phased transition of the next generation of GPS services and capabilities. Like the GPS III satellites, OCX capabilities will be developed and deployed as a series of block upgrades. The block approach will incorporate new technologies and requirements in response to changing world events.

With thanks to GPS World Magazine