I noticed the source of the article was voice of russia so I looked for other sources: http://www.france24.com/en/20140107-competitor-sabotage-behind-france-ua

I noticed the source of the article was voice of russia so I looked for other sources: http://www.france24.com/en/20140107-competitor-sabotage-behind-france-uae-spy-satellite-doubts/ http://www.france24.com/en/20140107-competitor-sabotage-behi... (french news) http://www.euronews.com/2014/01/06/france-uae-spy-satellite-deal-in-jeopardy-over-us-supplied-parts---claim/ http://www.euronews.com/2014/01/06/france-uae-spy-satellite-... Suggestions are made that the US or another bidding competitor planted the spying tech to ruin the french-UAE deal. Still can't say if we are talking hardware parts or software backdoor.