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July 24, 2013

U.A.E. buys French spy satellites in $913M deal
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Jul 23, 2013
The United Arab Emirates, a key U.S. ally in the Persian Gulf confrontation with Iran, has bought two military surveillance satellites from France that will give the region's Arab monarchies the capability of spying on the Islamic Republic. Under the $913.2 million Falcon Eye contract, the Emirates, a federation of seven gulf sheikhdoms, will receive a brace of Helios high-resolution satellites to be built by Astrium, the space division of the European aerospace defense giant European Aeronauti ... read more

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