Military PNT 2020

SMi Group are pleased to present the Military PNT conference, which will convene in London on the 19th-20th October 2020.

Military PNT will host a range of presentations from both the commercial (NAVISP, UK GNSS) and military (GPS, NTS-3) g…

European Commission agrees to reduced space budget

The European Commission slashed its space budget for the next seven years, agreeing to a maximum of 13.2 billion ($15.2 billion) focused mainly on continuing the Galileo and Copernicus satellite programs. 

EU reserves four Ariane 6 rockets for Galileo navigation satellites

The European Commission has “pre-booked” four launches using Europe’s next-generation Ariane 6 rocket.

GMV developing satellite-based positioning system for driverless BMWs

Spain’s technology conglomerate GMV has obtained a contract from BMW to develop a satellite-based positioning system for autonomous vehicles the German automaker is working to add to its portfoli

UK space company Scisys, fearing Brexit, praises decision to become Irish

Scisys Group, a formerly British company involved in the European Union’s Galileo satellite program, says its change of location from Chippenham, England, to Dublin, Ireland, was immediately positive for its space business.

EU could agree on new regulation for space program by May

The regulation is to provide Brussels with an adequate budget to continue its space projects, such as EGNOS, Galileo and Copernicus, and establish the rules for the governance of its space program, among others.

UK ends Galileo talks, says it will explore a homegrown alternative

Instead of using Galileo's military-grade signal, Prime Minister Theresa May announced that the U.K. will explore building its own GNSS.

GMV wins 250 million euro ground control contract for Europe’s Galileo navigation system

The company’s contract with the European Space Agency, signed in September, marks the biggest deal for GMV and the biggest for Spain's space industry.

British government to fund study on Galileo alternative

The British government announced Aug. 29 that it will spend more than $100 million to study whether the country should develop its own satellite navigation system as an alternative to Europe’s Galileo.

Ariane 5 rocket sends next 4 Galileo satellites into orbit

Arianespace launched the next four Galileo satellites into orbit today, bringing the European Union a step closer to completing its own global navigation satellite system.

Could Britain collaborate with Australia on a Galileo alternative?

As the U.K. continues to wrangle with the EU over Galileo, there is growing speculation that the country could seek to develop its own independent global navigation system with Australia — or even Japan.

UK military looking at smallsats to increase space resilience

U.K. Air Chief Marshall Sir Stephen Hillier says the cost-effective technology with its short development cycles would enable the military to always take advantage of the latest technological developments, unlike the traditional slow-paced military satellite projects.

Op-ed | In space, no one is powerful enough to boldly go alone

Space matters in Europe and it is a top political priority. But the European Union’s efforts to achieve autonomy in space don’t mean we act in isolation.

Ariane 5 launches four Galileo satellites in year-end Arianespace mission

Arianespace performed its eleventh and final launch of the year today, sending four Galileo European navigation satellites into medium Earth orbit.

U.K. space agency chief hopeful for ‘continued cooperation’ with Europe after Brexit

Turnock: “We simply see the strong benefit to the U.K. remaining involved in the European Space Agency."

ESA signs up as Ariane 6 inaugural customer with two Galileo missions

The European Space Agency stepped up to be Arianespace’s first customer for the next-generation Ariane 6 rocket, while keeping Soyuz as a backup option.