Galileo Concerns Prompt UK To Consider Independent Navigation System

Concerns about the UK’s ability to access encrypted elements of the European Galileo satellite constellation post-Brexit are prompting the British government to consider development of an independent system. The UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and the UK Space Agency revealed on May 2 they had established a task force to develop options for a system to provide both civilian and encrypted navigation signals that would also be compatible with the ...