Your technology isn't enough, changes were made (A li'l while ago)that changed the tech necessary to purchase them.
I'll try to find you the thread.
EDIT: It actually says it in the Game Update Log in this forum sub-section.
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...and sorry this sounds like a copypasta recruitment..