Ariane Flight VA233 carrying four European Galileo navigation satellites launches November 15, 2016 in Kourou, French Guiana | Stephane Corvaja/ESA via Getty Images
The UK government has threatened to set up a rival system to the EU’s Galileo satellite, if Britain is ejected from the project after Brexit. The UK wants to recover its £1bn ($1.3bn) contribution to the project. A spokesman for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said: “The UK’s position on this issue remains unchanged – we will not be part of any new EU satellite navigation system.”