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Eu development of military satellite system { February 27 2004 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1077690738460 http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1077690738460 US backs EU development of military satellite system By Judy Dempsey in Brussels Published: February 27 2004 4:00 | Last Updated: February 27 2004 4:00 The US has given the green light to the European Union to develop a high precision satellite navigation signal that could underpin Europe's defence and security ambitions. The approval came after US and EU teams reached an agreement setting out how both sides will co-exist rather than compete over the development of Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system, often considered a rival to the Pentagon-controlled Global Positioning System. The success of the compromises agreed after two days of talks in Brussels will be tested in 2006 when Galileo will require &euro2bn ($2.5bn, £1.3bn) from the private sector to finance the project designed for a wide range of civilian, intelligence and military uses. Unlike GPS, which is free to users, Galileo customers will have to pay for some of the services. Experts said the private sector will have by then judged if the compromises made by the EU will diminish the performance of Galileo or maintain the high quality originally set out by the EU. Heinz Hilbrecht, the European Commission official who that led the talks, said yesterday the EU did not make compromises that would affect the quality of the open system. The signal was changed to accommodate a key request by the US. It had made its national security the top priority in the four years of negotiations. The outcome of the compromises made for the open system means that Nato troops or soldiers on a mission under a EU flag will be able to use each other's communications/satellite systems. "This is a real plus for Nato and the EU because GPS and Galileo will be inter-operable, the systems will be able to work with each other," said Klaus Becher, director of the London-based Knowledge and Analysis think tank. "More importantly, it will avoid countries having to choose one or other of the systems which would have been damaging to both sides," he added. The EU too shifted its ground over the Public Regulated Service, Galileo's highly-precise satellite network to be used by governmental agencies, including intelligence, security and military services. PRS will not overlay, or literally "lie on top of" the Pentagon's Military or M-code, as originally planned by the EU. Ralph Braibanti, the US diplomat who led the American team, said the US insisted on retaining the right to jam other systems in time of battle without denying their own forces access to the M-code. If the M-Code jammed the PRS, it would be jamming itself in the process because of the overlay. "The US got what they wanted: the right to have a secure encryptic system that can allow it to function in battle but allow it to jam others," said Tomas Valesek, director of the Brussels office of the independent Centre for Defence Information.

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