IDG,
In the situation you described (KWL and XMN), why would hard tuned aids have assisted. The FMC would have autotuned the VOR used in the associated leg of the departure, or approach. Autotuned raw data is as valid as manually tuned.
re gallileo, interesting point - a US white paper was "accidently" leaked last year indicating a Pentagon war gaming strategy to destroy the Gallileo satellite's upon launch. Threatening America's monopoly on sat nav is a dangerous game.