Galileo, Europe’s own satnav, to go online
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Seventeen years and more than 10 billion euros ($11 billion) later, Europe’s Galileo satnav system is set to go live on Thursday, promising to outperform US and Russian rivals while boosting regional self-reliance. Initial services, free to use worldwide, will be available only on smartphones and navigation boxes already fitted with Galileo-compatible microchips. Some devices […]https://www.defencetalk.com/galileo-europes-own-satnav-to-go-online-68670/
Seventeen years and more than 10 billion euros ($11 billion) later, Europe’s Galileo satnav system is set to go live on Thursday, promising to outperform US and Russian rivals while boosting regional self-reliance. Initial services, free to use worldwide, will be available only on smartphones and navigation boxes already fitted with Galileo-compatible microchips. Some devices […]https://www.defencetalk.com/galileo-europes-own-satnav-to-go-online-68670/