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SAUDI ARABIA

New GEOINT agency on launchpad

According to our sources, Mohamed bin Salman, the Saudi defence minister, is thinking of merging the communications and observation satellite [...] (167 words)

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King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology
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New GEOINT agency on launchpad

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Battle for GEOINT agency

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Manuel Valls seeks satellite success in Riyadh

Amer Kayani, Orbital's trump card

Riyadh caught between Washington, Paris

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Riyadh rethinks military without US

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