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Go-ahead for European Galileo SatNav
By: AIN Staff
Caption: Europe approved funding late last month to launch full development of the Galileo satellite navigation system, which will provide the EU with an alternativ
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Europe approved funding late last month to launch full development of the Galileo satellite navigation system, which will provide the EU with an alternative to GPS. Go-ahead for Galileo addresses Europe’s concerns that GPS is vulnerable to the wartime whim of its operator, the U.S. Department of Defense. Establishing the system is expected to cost $3 billion and employ 100,000 people. Unlike GPS, Galileo signals will not be free to all users.