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SAUDI ARABIA Issue dated 08/02/2017

Red Sea incident rubbed salt in commercial sore between France’s Thales, MBDA

An attack on the Saudi Arabia’s Al Makkah frigate by Houthi forces on January 30 revived another war: the one between Thales and MBDA to equip the Saudi navy with missiles. [...]

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