Oh this just keeps getting better. Apparently some back doored parts made in the US were discovered in a couple of brand new spy satellites.
From Defense News:
A United Arab Emirates (UAE) deal to purchase two intelligence satellites from France worth almost 3.4 billion dirhams (US $930 million) is in jeopardy after the discovery of what was described as “security compromising components.â€
A high-level UAE source said the two high-resolution Pleiades-type Falcon Eye military observation satellites contained two specific US-supplied components that provide a back door to the highly secure data transmitted to the ground station.
Somebody is going to be pissed.
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