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Also India joined the Galileo satellite programme

Brussels, Belgium - A new partner for EU after Israel, Ukraine and China

After Israeli, Ukrainian and Chinese joining to the European Galileo satellite programme, also India has officialized its participation for the project of the new global positioning system as an alternative solution to the US GPS and the Russian Glonass. The sign occurred during the meetings with the European Union’s delegation visiting the Asian country (see for details AVIONEWS). It deals with a...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 126487
Rome, Italy, 09/08/2005 16:23
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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