Why does Europe need Galileo?

Space is big business. What’s more, as of 2023, global revenues from GNSS stood at approximately €260 billion. Projections for 2033 signal significant growth, with GNSS expected to reach €580 billion.

With its own GNSS system, Europe is at the forefront of these developments. The European research and development and industrial sectors are able to leverage Galileo’s services  and features not provided by any other GNSS (such as High Accuracy Service or Search and Rescue service`s Return Link) in countless products and services, creating added value for the European economy and improving the lives of European citizens. Open Service Navigation Message Authentication is already available in numerous market-ready prototypes and will soon be enabled in GNSS receivers allowing to make the PVT solution more robust against data-level spoofing attacks.

Moreover, unlike other GNSS, Galileo is a civilian system. This is an important distinction, especially as our dependence on GNSS continues to increase.