Call to consider EU’s Galileo satellite system for military use

Europe should consider using its 'civilian' Galileo satellite navigation system for military purposes as part of a drive to recover its escalating costs, Jacques Barrot, EU transport commissioner, has proposed, October 2006. His suggestion could raise concern in Washington, which has long feared that Galileo could be used to provide military intelligence to potentially hostile regimes. China is one of the investors in the EU satellite system.