The European Commission has reversed its initial opposition to using US-defined transmission specifications for military operations under its satellite positioning system Galileo. The EC agreed to adopt the binary offset carrier (BOC) 1.1 standard rather that its preferred choice of BOC1.5, to integrate with the planned new M-code military signal for the rival US global positioning system. Under the agreement, reached late last month in Washington DC, the USA will lose its right to jam European signals and veto future Galileo development. The deal clears the final hurdles and paves the way for future commercial development of the European system, says the EC.
Source: Flight International