EU lays out $6.8 billion satellite communication plan in space race


FILE PHOTO A nighttime view of Europe made possible by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite VIIRS is seen in a global composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership Suomi NPP satellite in 2012 and released by NASA October 2 2014 .  REUTERSNASAHandout

FILE PHOTO: A nighttime view of Europe made possible by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) is seen in a global composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite in 2012 and released by NASA October 2, 2014 . REUTERS/NASA/Handout

STRASBOURG (Reuters) - The European Commission on Tuesday set out a 6 billion-euro ($6.8 billion) satellite communications plan, part of a push to cut the European Union's dependence on foreign companies and protect key communications services and surveillance data against any outside interference.

The move comes amid growing concerns over Russian and Chinese military advances in outer space and a surge in satellite launches.

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