Spotlight | France, Israel, Vietnam
IAI beats Airbus and Thales to Vietnamese spy satellite deal

Vietnam's prime minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Vietnam's prime minister Pham Minh Chinh. © Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool
While the French contenders have been busy infighting, Israel Aerospace now seems poised to win a contract to supply a military observation satellite to Vietnam. Intelligence Online has the inside track on the four-year battle to secure the order. [...]
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