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UAE and Saudi Arabia are in the midst of a massive space race right now due to increased rivalries between the UAE and Saudi Arabia after the KSA pulled out of
by alephnerd 2y ago
UAE and Saudi Arabia are in the midst of a massive space race right now due to increased rivalries between the UAE and Saudi Arabia after the KSA pulled out of Yemen [1].
A lot of funding is being placed into public and private sector space programs by both countries, as well as investing in private sector space industry players in the US, China, and India.
At it's heart is regional competition over domestic Reconnaissance Satellite capabilities [2], so all the major players in the Gulf are trying to build competitors to Maxar/DigitalGlobe
[0] - https://mei.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Insight-308.pdf https://mei.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Insight-30...
[1] - https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-arabia-and-u-a-e-clash-over-oil-yemen-as-rift-grows-ff286ff9 https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-arabia-and-u-a-e-clash-ov...
[2] - https://www.intelligenceonline.com/surveillance--interception/2024/07/29/abu-dhabi-launches-competition-for-new-spy-satellites,110272726-art https://www.intelligenceonline.com/surveillance--interceptio...