May 17th, 2009
In a shocking report, the US government admits that its Global Positioning System (GPS) system may start to fail in 2010 and that by 2013 it may need to rely on the European Union’s Galileo system:..
Maintenance delays mean EU’s Galileo may step in
TechRadar UK - May 14, 2009
by J Mark Lytle, Tokyo
According to reports coming from the US government, the planned EU satellite navigation system could be in big demand if its own GPS network falls into disrepair.
The US Government Accountability Office has been studying the reliability of the GPS network of 24 satellites and has concluded that it may need to work with the EU’s planned Galileo alternative if sat-nav coverage is to remain reliable.
Low reliability
Apparently, delays in satellite launches and problems with budgets mean that the probability of GPS remaining fully functional and, therefore, accurate will be as low as 10 per cent come 2017.
Unless something changes at the US Air Force, which looks after the GPS network, the EU’s Galileo could be called upon to fill in the gaps when it launches in 2013.
Regular readers are aware that I have long Regular readers are aware that I have long warned that Galileo will give the EU the ability to launch an attack against the USA and its Anglo-allies (e.g. Economic and Military Events Lining Up). And this will be even more effective if the USA actually has to (at least somewhat) rely on Galileo itself. The rising European Beast power will strike when the USA is the most vulnerable, and that could be fairly soon.
Read more: USA May Need EU's Galileo!
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