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Galileo System To Include Jamming Capability
CharonX writes "The Galileo project, an european alternative to the US based (and controlled) GPS system, recieved a severe setback today.
Under US pressure the EU has agreed to use transmission frequencies that could be easily disturbed or completely jammed by the US military. Since one of Galileo's main advantages had been being independent of goverment or military control, this is a severe setback. Read more here on Heise.de (German - ya might want to use the fish)" Some of the background on this had NATO being unhappy with some of the provisions of it as well - at the least military structure.
Galileo under US-Control
The argument, the european satellite navigation system Gallileo will make the europeans independent from the USA, seems to tumble. Tagesschau [one of the most serious Newsmagazines in Germany] reports, US military forces may disturb or completely jam the Galileo signal without furhter notice, similar to what they are doing already with the GPS-Signals in critical times.
But that is not enough for the americans. They demand to reduce the quality ofthe unencrypted Galileo signal, which the System sends in normal operation. If the USA will succeed with its demands, one of the main arguments for the european Navigationsystem - it's much higher precision compared to GPS - would fall. The final decision talks are set for january in Washington D.C.
About four billion Euro will the Galilep project cost and it will start in the year 2008. About 30 satellites are required for the system. China and India also want to take part in financing the project with togehter 500 million euro.
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i wonder though.. the financing of this has to shake somewhat now though, since the whole point of making the system kind of falls now, i don't see any point why china for example would like to contribute at all now.
world was created 5 seconds before this post as it is.
The Register just says that: "Talks are underway between the US and the European Union". Nothing yet seems to be agreed or finalised.
Do we know if anything definite has been decided yet? I can't see the EU caving in that easily (though I may be wrong).
Galileo under US control
The previous argument that the European satellite navigation system Galileo would make Europeans independent from the US apparently starts to falter. As reported by the Tagesschau (German TV news, trans. note), US armed forces can jam or artificially deteriorate the Galileo signal without consulting the Europeans, just as it is being done nowadays with GPS signals in times of crises.
But that is not sufficient for the Americans. They further demand that the unencrypted Galileo signal, which the system broadcasts during normal operation, should be artificially degraded or dampened, as well. Should the US come through with this demand, one of the major arguments for the European navigation system would fall, namely its higher precision compared to GPS. The pivotal round of negotiations for this is planned to take place in the American capital, Washington DC, in January.
The Galileo project is estimated to cost four billion Euro, and is supposed to become operational in 2008. Approximately 30 satellites are needed for the system. Recently, China and India have agreed to participate in the financing of the project with 500 million Euro combined. (uma/c't)
Yes, but they would be jamming their own system as well because Galileo was going to use the same frequencies as GPS. As the article points out, however, the EU was "persuaded" to use different frequencies to make it possible for the U.S. to disable Galileo.
Sharing frequencies wouldn't have caused GPS and Galileo to interfere because Galileo was supposed to use a clever way of superimposing signals.
Sigh, nobody has walked over anyone. Geeze keep your hair on. You don't even know the facts beyone some rant on /. typical, get all hot & bothered over propaganda.
Currently the US imports much more than it exports. Having the dollar devaluate in relation to the Euro it means you will have to pay more to get the same amount of imports.
So it will have a positive effect of making American products more competitive as far as price is concerned and therefore increase exports in the long run.
In other words you make the Dollar devaluation sound like it is most certainly a good thing. It depends on the situation, and the current US situation tells us that for now it is a BAD thing.
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... rampant inflation ...
Greece's inflation from August 2002 - August 2003 was: 3.3%. The average in the EU was 2.2%.
Data from : infobase.
This is not rampant.
I'll do it for cheesy poofs.
1. You are quoting stats from 2001 and I from 2003!
2. What is the inflation rate of, say, Scotland relative to the UK, or Alhabama relative to the USA. Same problem than in the euro zone. Different taxes exist in different US states or UK nations.
I'll do it for cheesy poofs.
Indian officials said New Delhi would soon pick up a 350-million-dollar (300-million-euro) stake in the 3.2 billion euro European satellite project, meant to rival the Global Positioning System run by the US Defence Department.
East Timor was invaded (with mass murders and all the tralala until the Aussies went to clean up the mess recently) with Kissinger's blessing, with US-build weapons (theoretically sold for defence purposes only, but I don't see the point of H.K.'s visit a few days before the invasion started).
I remember from New Scientist that the US wanted Galileo on a different frequency so they could jam it without jamming GPS. Galileo was going to operate on a similar range of frequencies to GPS, so jamming one would jam both.
If they change Galileo's frequencies, Galileo and GPS can each be jammed independently so GPS can be used in a war zone and Galileo can't.
There's nothing to stop anyone jamming either system without affecting the other one. This is not a global effect, it's local only.
I just read the heise.de forums and the overall tone of the posters is disbelief and viscious anger. On the one hand they're angry that their politicians could bend over so easily and on the other they're hopping mad that the Americans would apply so much political pressure to do this.
I'll say this for you anks. There is literally no other country on earth that makes enemies and loses allies as well as your country is presently doing.