the US couldn't stop the EU Planners but i think the US will not allow INdia to have their own GPS satellite. they would have too much problems with over complicating the structure.PJ-10 BrahMos said:Or does it just toggle along with the E.U Galileo Global Satellite system project :alian2
Hehe~~~we already got~~~PJ-10 BrahMos said:so i guess thats why china and india have signed up for the Galileo project, but then again i though china were going to launch its own GPS satellite
P.A.F said:na i don't think america can stop india from a GPS.
i don't see any point in this project waste of our resources as we would have to terminate its Operation when a conflict sparks off. Its more of a extended detail coverage issue more than a political or strategic issue. so even if india becomes a customer, it would mean that if india is at war half way around the world and if the US chose and it went to war then that would mean termination of European system. pointless as i see it. it's main purpose is for Detailed and extensive coverage for commercial use, it may be used by NATO for military purposes,PJ-10 BrahMos said:does anyone know the total cost of the Galileo Global Satellite system project
adSH, what makes you think that US is capable of destroying European system and not vice-versa? If Pentagon was doing all this hue-cry about Galileo project it was only knowing that it had friendly relations with European countries. If it comes to war, there are plenty of nations in the world today who can destroy GPS too, excluding Russians who had and have the capability for decades.adsH said:i don't see any point in this project waste of our resources as we would have to terminate its Operation when a conflict sparks off. Its more of a extended detail coverage issue more than a political or strategic issue. so even if india becomes a customer, it would mean that if india is at war half way around the world and if the US chose and it went to war then that would mean termination of European system. pointless as i see it. it's main purpose is for Detailed and extensive coverage for commercial use, it may be used by NATO for military purposes,PJ-10 BrahMos said:does anyone know the total cost of the Galileo Global Satellite system project
oh no you misunderstood me ! i am saying when the US goes to war the European would shut down their system, it would cause problems for the US forces so the Europeans i think have agreed on these terms, the European system is for peaceful commercial coverage. apparently the current GPS system does not cover all of europe.Soldier said:adSH, what makes you think that US is capable of destroying European system and not vice-versa? If Pentagon was doing all this hue-cry about Galileo project it was only knowing that it had friendly relations with European countries. If it comes to war, there are plenty of nations in the world today who can destroy GPS too, excluding Russians who had and have the capability for decades.adsH said:i don't see any point in this project waste of our resources as we would have to terminate its Operation when a conflict sparks off. Its more of a extended detail coverage issue more than a political or strategic issue. so even if india becomes a customer, it would mean that if india is at war half way around the world and if the US chose and it went to war then that would mean termination of European system. pointless as i see it. it's main purpose is for Detailed and extensive coverage for commercial use, it may be used by NATO for military purposes,PJ-10 BrahMos said:does anyone know the total cost of the Galileo Global Satellite system project
I am not sure about the truth of this report until there is some proper admission by Russian or Indian government, but last I read in the newspaper was, that Indians and Russians were talking about India investing money in space with russian cooperation for Russian equailant to GPS. At one time there were more then 150 satellites of former USSR which were covering each and every yard of earth but now there are only about 30-40 satellites which are functional due to economic crisis in Russia.
Things like Russian and Indian joint cooperation keep coming up, but I somehow am pessimistic when it comes to the truth about these things, unless being confirmed by either country.
That doesn't sound right. The US is currently the only nation that has virtually 24/7/365 full space scan coverage of the earth. The last event in Iraq was the first time in history that battlefield weapons were managed and planned from space.adsH said:apparently the current GPS system does not cover all of europe.