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Paris chases double whammy in Gulf

In the wake of the Falcon Eye contract that Thales and EADS landed in the United Arab Emirates on July 22, Paris has shifted into higher gear to sell another military observation satellite in the region, this time to Saudi [...] (507 words)

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