LONDON ¨C The chief executive of aerospace firm Airbus said Britain should not be frozen out of the European Union¡¯s Galileo space program after Brexit, calling on both sides to find a long-term solution in the interest of security.
Tom Enders, Airbus CEO, said at stake was not just the Galileo satellite program, the EU¡¯s €10 billion ($12.4 billion) program to develop a rival to the U.S. Global Positioning System, but the continent¡¯s ability to protect itself.
¡°The U.K.¡¯s continued participation in the EU Galileo program will ensure security and defense ties are strengthened for the benefit of Europe as a whole, during a period of increasing threats to our security and geopolitical instability,¡± he said in a statement.
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