On 17 Dec 2004 08:17:09 -0800, wrote:

There is a new system in the works by the europeans, Galileo. It is
supposed to be independent of military control so you won't see threats
of system shutdown. I'm sure the pentagon is working out how to jam it,
etc.

The Wall Street Journal has covered both these issues in the past few
weeks.

With respect to Gallileo, indeed the Pentagon was upset that GPS would
slip outside its control, but in the end the Americans and the
Europeans agreed that either could locally either system in time of
military emergency.

With respect to the title of this thread, none other than Phil Boyer
of AOPA has pointed out that the current White House initiative on GPS
is actually an improvement over the status quo, and to be applauded by
pilots.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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