The UAE will launch a navigation satellite in 2021. According to a report by the UAE's official news agency Al Arabiya on August 9, the UAE will launch its first navigation satellite in 2021. The first (navigation) satellite will be launched in 2021, and the second one will be launched the following year after being technically improved, said Dr. Khalid Hashmi of Al Alne University in the United Arab Emirates, director of the UAE National Center for Space Science and Technology. He introduced that this is a joint project between the UAE and the European Airbus Company. This project funded by the UAE Space Agency aims to exercise technology and cultivate development capabilities, rather than immediately adding a navigation system. We are trying to select a certain technology, design and develop (navigation) satellites and payloads, and will own the intellectual property rights. If we are successful, the project can be further expanded. Currently, there are four major satellite navigation systems in the world, including the United States' GPS, China's Beidou, Russia's GLONASS and the European Union's Galileo. The UAE has continuously increased its investment in developing its aerospace industry in recent years. Following the recent launch of the Mars probe, the announcement of the launch of navigation satellites is another of the UAE's latest plans in the aerospace industry