The move comes amid growing concerns over Russian and Chinese military advances in outer space and a surge in satellite launches.
European Commission
Arianespace will launch the first two satellites in 2022, leading to the full operational capability of the Galileo open service.
With this contract, Thales Alenia Space will assess the extension of the integrity and safety of life services for aviation into the road, rail and maritime...
The contracts with Airbus and Thales shut out OHB Group, the prime contractor for the current generation of Galileo satellites.
The consortium members are Airbus, Arianespace, Eutelsat, Hispasat, OHB, Orange, SES, Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space.
