UK defence experts have begun preliminary work on a £3bn ($4bn) domestic satellite system to rival EU Galileo global positioning system. Officials fear UK sat nav users will be locked out of Galileo after Brexit. The UK government is already taking legal advice over whether it can recoup the €1.4bn ($1.6bn) it invested in Galileo after entry was blocked to some of the system's more sensitive functions. That comes amid concern in the the European Union's that the UK may not be trusted with its security information after Brexit.
UK defence experts have begun preliminary work on a £3bn ($4bn) domestic satellite system to rival the European Union's Galileo global positioning system. Officials fear UK sat nav users will be locked out of Galileo after Brexit. The UK government is already taking legal advice over whether it can recoup the €1.4bn ($1.6bn) it invested in Galileo after entry was blocked to some of the system's more sensitive functions. That comes amid concern in the EU that the UK may not be trusted with its security information after Brexit.