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| UK To Spend $100+ Million to Explore GPS/Galileo Post Brexit Alternative |
| 2018-08-31 |
| The 100 million is just for the study. The EUnochs are going to make the UK bleed for daring to leave the European "super state." Britain may be denied full access to the EU's Galileo satellite navigation system on security grounds after Brexit and this may cost UK firms billions of pounds, hundreds of jobs and create national security problems for the nation. In light of this the British government announced that it will spend over $100 million to study launching a GPS alternative of its own. In a UK Government statement released yesterday officials announced they plan to use £92 million ($119.69 million) from a £3 billion brexit readiness fund to pay for the study. "The danger space poses as a new front for warfare is one of my personal priorities." said Gavin Williamson, U.K. defense secretary, in the statement. "It is absolutely right that we waste no time in going it alone if we need an independent satellite system to combat those emerging threats," Space News reports that British government officials have hinted for months that the country could seek to develop its own satellite navigation system if it’s unable to work out an agreement with the E.U. on continued participation in Galileo. After Brexit, British companies could be denied contracts and barred from working on Galileo development. The British military could also be locked out of Galileo's military-specific services if an agreement is not reached between the UK and EU. I thought that the UK and US had a special relationship where they could use our GPS without spending themselves penniless on independent systems. |
| Posted by:Alaska Paul |
| #4 I thought that the UK and US had a special relationship The relationship would no doubt be more special had the Brits not paraded their dislike of President Trump after having started the dossier nonsense. As a result, one wonders if they have yet asked about joining the American system. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-08-31 16:40 |
| #3 Lots of satellites developed and built in the UK. The EUSSR may find they only succeeded in opening their own veins. The personality of the EUSSR politburo is more Venezuelan/Maoist than anything. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2018-08-31 14:27 |
| #2 The first half of the Galileo satellite constellation was built in the UK, so this may be more of a jobs issue. |
| Posted by: Sonny Dribble1184 2018-08-31 13:38 |
| #1 'Study' an alternative for $100 mill? Wouldn't it make more sense to spend that kind of $ for actual development since it's going to be needed anyway? |
| Posted by: Raj 2018-08-31 13:05 |