Now the EU has awarded the first important orders 3 of 6 to companies. ThalesAleniaSpace (Italy) received the surcharge in the matter of system support, the first 14 satellites were ordered from the German OHB System AG, and with the start services Arianespace (France) was instructed.

The EU commission speeds up the prestige project Galileo. The commission gives to the more favorable offer of the German satellite farmer OHB the surcharge for the project which have asserted themselves with it against the substantially bigger competitor EADS. Russian rockets should carry the navigation system in all. Russische Raketen sollen das Navigationssystem ins All befördern.

It will allow in all metre-exact local regulations for traffic or agriculture. Galileo is linked up not only with the US system GPS, but also with the navigation systems of Russia and China. EU-traffic commissioner Antonio Tajani put away that Galileo could become more expensive all together than the up to now estimated 3.4 milliard euros from EU means. EU-Verkehrskommissar Antonio Tajani räumte ein, dass Galileo insgesamt teurer werden könnte als die bisher veranschlagten 3,4 Milliarden Euro aus EU-Mitteln.