'MBDA's website says they're "European". Let's hope it's not dependent on Galileo or we're screwed.'
All it needs to know is a range and bearing to fly out on until it activates it's radar. You'd be actively complicating things by adding GPS.
In fact most military systems that use GPS aren't dependent on it as the military are probably the most paranoid about it not working. So you get to spend all your time practising the reversionary modes instead. Yay.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
