BELGIUM DECLINES STAKE IN HELIOS 2 PROGRAMME.

Belgium has chosen not to participate in the HELIOS 2 European observation satellite programme, the Cabinet justifying its decision on budgetary grounds. The HELIOS 2 programme involves the development of infrared military observation satellites to replace the existing HELIOS 1 system from 2002-2003. Belgium had proposed to underwrite 1% of the project's overall cost, providing ECU30 million over several years. However, following tense negotiations between France and Spain...

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