» US, Australia, Japan deepen defense cooperation
17/11/24 01:44 from Defense One - All Content
Austin and his counterparts vow to coordinate military planning—and discuss AUKUS' prospects under Trump.

» INFORMATION WARFARE: Reachback to Poland
16/11/24 19:05 from StrategyPage.com

» AIR DEFENSE: Lite Beam Lives
16/11/24 19:03 from StrategyPage.com

» Ex-Officer of Detroit Nonprofit Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $40 Million
16/11/24 16:01 from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation
William A. Smith, the former chief financial officer for the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, was accused of embezzling funds meant to support efforts to beautify the city’s waterfront.

» Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Nov. 12-15)
16/11/24 07:46 from Just Security
COP29 • Sanctions • Israel-Hamas War • Russia-Ukraine War • Military justice The post Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Nov. 12-15) appeared first on Just Security .

» There Is a Reason Trump Wants Fewer Adults in the Room
15/11/24 20:23 from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces
The point of placing loyalists in positions of influence isn’t to make the government work; it is to bend the government to Trump’s will.

» INFORMATION WARFARE: Drones Bomb Moscow
15/11/24 19:04 from StrategyPage.com

» SUPPORT: Putin Bans Free Medical Care
15/11/24 19:03 from StrategyPage.com

» ‘Extraordinarily dangerous’: Intelligence community insiders warn against Trump’s DNI pick
15/11/24 17:03 from Defense One - All Content
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has a “history of irresponsibly promoting misinformation,” said one official.

» In ICJ Advisory Opinion on Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Separate Opinions Obscure Legal Rationale
15/11/24 12:22 from Just Security
The Advisory Opinion marks an important development in international law. It is therefore disappointing that this development occurs ex cathedra and in a manner that reveals so much uncertainty within the Court as to the doctrinal basis ...

» The D Brief: Austin to the Pacific; North Korean drones; Reforming how the USAF buys weapons; Suicides rise across DOD; And a bit more.
15/11/24 11:07 from Defense One - All Content

» With Gaetz, Gabbard and Hegseth, Trump Takes on Pillars of the ‘Deep State’
15/11/24 10:30 from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Justice Department, Pentagon and intelligence agencies were the three areas of government that proved to be the most stubborn obstacles to Mr. Trump in his first term.

» Will Renewed `Maximum Pressure’ Sanctions Yield Maximum Results? Not Likely.
15/11/24 10:25 from Just Security
Trump may find that the global economic dynamics that might have supported such a strategy the last time aren't the same today. The post Will Renewed `Maximum Pressure’ Sanctions Yield Maximum Results? Not Likely. appeared first on Just ...

» Trump se enfrenta a los pilares del ‘Estado profundo’
15/11/24 09:50 from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation
El Departamento de Justicia, el Pentágono y las agencias de inteligencia fueron las tres áreas del gobierno que demostraron ser los obstáculos más tenaces para Trump en su primer mandato.

» There Is a Reason Trump Wants Fewer ‘Adults in the Room’
15/11/24 09:48 from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces
The point of placing loyalists in positions of influence isn’t to make the government work; it is to bend the government to the president’s will.

» Equal Access to the Supreme Court for Servicemembers: The Missing Pieces
15/11/24 09:41 from Just Security
What Congress can do to complete the job of putting military and civilian cases on an equal footing in accessing the Supreme Court. The post Equal Access to the Supreme Court for Servicemembers: The Missing Pieces appeared first on Just ...

» Chuck Hagel: Why I’m Worried About Our Military
15/11/24 08:36 from United States Defense and Military Forces
Political independence and ethics are the bedrock of our armed forces. Today, I am concerned that both are in danger.

» Early Edition: November 15, 2024
15/11/24 07:47 from Just Security
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION AND NEW CONGRESS  President-elect Trump yesterday sa...

» Chuck Hagel: The Risk of Dragging Politics into the Military
15/11/24 05:04 from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces
Political independence and ethics are the bedrock of our armed forces. Today, I am concerned that both are in danger.

» F.B.I. Searches Home of Shayne Coplan, Polymarket Founder
14/11/24 21:10 from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation
The search involving Shayne Coplan, the founder of Polymarket, known for its presidential election odds, was part of a criminal investigation, three people said.

» Alarm Grows Over Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pick for Defense Secretary
14/11/24 19:44 from United States Defense and Military Forces
Pete Hegseth has criticized the Pentagon leadership for its diversity efforts and vocally supported service members accused of war crimes.

» Chronic Brain Trauma Is Extensive in Navy’s Elite Speedboat Crews
14/11/24 19:29 from United States Defense and Military Forces
The pounding that sailors’ brains take from years of high-speed wave-slamming in the Special Boat Teams can cause symptoms that wreck their careers — and their lives.

» DHS releases guidance for AI in critical infrastructure
14/11/24 19:17 from Defense One - All Content
The Department of Homeland Security worked with its diverse AI Safety and Security Board to develop a holistic approach for securing critical infrastructure that leverages AI technologies.

» How the Air Force is revamping acquisition to prepare for a Pacific fight
14/11/24 19:13 from Defense One - All Content
Industry needs to focus on building “best of breed in missions systems,” officials say.

» NAVAL AIR: Modifying Japanese Carriers
14/11/24 19:07 from StrategyPage.com

» INFANTRY: Hamas the Tunnel Masters
14/11/24 19:06 from StrategyPage.com

» Marine Who Trained Daniel Penny in Chokeholds Testifies at Manslaughter Trial
14/11/24 18:09 from United States Defense and Military Forces
The military trainer said that Marines are taught to render a person unconscious in seconds. Mr. Penny held Jordan Neely, a homeless man, for six minutes.

» Alarm Grows Over Trump’s Pick for Defense Secretary
14/11/24 18:05 from United States Defense and Military Forces
Pete Hegseth has criticized the Pentagon leadership for its diversity efforts and vocally supported service members accused of war crimes.

» Trump’s Matt Gaetz Pick Unnerves an Already Jittery Justice Department and FBI
14/11/24 15:59 from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation
Senior law enforcement officials face a wave of uncertainty as Donald J. Trump moves to nominate a fierce partisan and a longtime ally to fill one of the most powerful cabinet posts.

» The D Brief: Trump’s DNI, AG picks; China’s improved bomber; USAF adds CCAs; Boosting US arms production; And a bit more.
14/11/24 11:31 from Defense One - All Content

» What a Matt Gaetz Justice Department Would Mean for Business
14/11/24 11:20 from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Trump loyalist supports an “aggressive” antitrust approach and has called for breaking up Big Tech. But can the controversial nominee win Senate approval?

» Punching Above Their Weight: Caribbean States’ Ambitious COP29 Global Finance Goal
14/11/24 08:54 from Just Security
COP29 marks an opportunity for the Global North to pay for its fair share of global climate finance and help small island developing states. The post Punching Above Their Weight: Caribbean States’ Ambitious COP29 Global Finance Goal appe...

» Early Edition: November 14, 2024
14/11/24 07:33 from Just Security
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: U.S. ELECTIONS Republicans have won control of the House of Representatives, AP N...

» Teen Who Made Nearly 400 Swatting Calls to Schools and Officials Pleads Guilty
13/11/24 19:47 from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation
Alan W. Filion, 18, of California, called in false reports of bombings and mass shootings across the country, the authorities said.

» WINNING: Black Sea Blackout
13/11/24 19:11 from StrategyPage.com

» MORALE: Fear of Failing
13/11/24 19:09 from StrategyPage.com

» Donald Trump elige a Pete Hegseth como secretario de Defensa
13/11/24 18:59 from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces
La elección de Hegseth, partidario incondicional del presidente electo en su primer mandato, se sale de la norma de la elección tradicional para el puesto.

» Military bases can use private 5G networks, Pentagon says 
13/11/24 18:52 from Defense One - All Content
The Department of Defense said it anticipates most military installations will use commercial 5G solutions but that “under certain circumstances, commercial networks may not fulfill an installation's requirements.”

» Air Force ordering more robot wingmen for its experimentation unit
13/11/24 18:37 from Defense One - All Content
Acquisition chief says he’s signed off on buying additional prototype drones for the service’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.

» C.I.A. Official Charged in Leak of Classified Documents About Israeli Military Plans
13/11/24 13:49 from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation
Asif Rahman, who worked overseas, was arrested on Tuesday by the F.B.I. and faces two counts of violating the Espionage Act.

» Man Charged in Leak of Classified Documents About Israeli Military Plans
13/11/24 11:15 from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation
The man, who worked overseas for the C.I.A., was arrested on Tuesday by the F.B.I. and faces two counts of violating the Espionage Act.

» Trump elige a Pete Hegseth, veterano y presentador de Fox News, como secretario de Defensa
13/11/24 11:12 from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces
La elección de Hegseth, partidario incondicional del presidente electo en su primer mandato, se sale de la norma de la elección tradicional para el puesto.

» Newest Replicator drones proven on battlefields of Ukraine
13/11/24 10:00 from Defense One - All Content
Electronic warfare-resilient drones and software integration will play a key role in the next phase of the Pentagon’s effort.

» Do Sanctions Work? It Depends. Burma and the West Bank Might Be Models.
13/11/24 09:50 from Just Security
The question shifts the focus from the far more critical issues of whether policy goals are clear and realistic and if sanctions can help. The post Do Sanctions Work? It Depends. Burma and the West Bank Might Be Models. appeared first on...

» The D Brief: TV host tapped as SecDef; Flag-officer firings, mulled; Space HQ to move?; US strikes in Syria, Yemen; And a bit more.
13/11/24 09:20 from Defense One - All Content

» Sanctioning Human Trafficking Under the Global Magnitsky Program
13/11/24 09:14 from Just Security
This latest set of sanctions is a promising development, particularly as the State Department signaled its intent to prioritize using the Global Magnitsky program to address forced labor. The post Sanctioning Human Trafficking Under the ...

» Early Edition: November 13, 2024
13/11/24 07:27 from Just Security
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION  President Biden and President-elect Trump will meet...

» Trump taps Fox host Pete Hegseth to be defense secretary
12/11/24 22:46 from Defense One - All Content
The combat veteran and “anti-woke” crusader lacks senior military or national-security experience.

» Jack Teixeira Sentenced to 15 Years in Leaked Documents Case
12/11/24 20:14 from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces
The disclosures that Jack Teixeira shared on a social media platform raised questions over how a relatively low-ranking Air National Guardsman had access to some of the country’s most sensitive secrets.

» Trump Picks Pete Hegseth, a Veteran and Fox News Host, for Defense Secretary
12/11/24 20:05 from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces
The choice of Mr. Hegseth, a dedicated supporter of the president-elect in his first term, is outside the norm of the traditional choice for the post.

» U.S. Destroyer That Sank During World War II Is Found Off Australian Coast
12/11/24 19:48 from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces
More than 200 servicemen were killed when the U.S.S. Edsall was struck by Japanese dive bombers in March 1942.

» INTELLIGENCE: Underestimating The Ukrainian Incursion
12/11/24 19:03 from StrategyPage.com

» INFORMATION WARFARE: Hunt For The Russian Cyberwarrior
12/11/24 19:01 from StrategyPage.com

» HASC chair: Trump will move Space Command HQ to Alabama immediately
12/11/24 15:28 from Defense One - All Content
The command has been based in Colorado since it was formed in 2019.

» Who Is Michael Waltz, Trump’s Pick to Be National Security Adviser?
12/11/24 12:21 from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces
The former Green Beret and three-term congressman from Florida has established himself as a hawkish Republican voice on matters of national security.

» The D Brief: Trump’s picks; GOP takes House; Chinese airshow’s drone zone; Gen. Harriet Tubman; And a bit more.
12/11/24 11:08 from Defense One - All Content

» As Ukraine Struggles for Troops, Its Constitutional Court Considers the Rights of Conscientious Objectors
12/11/24 08:55 from Just Security
A court case shows the complexity of weighing a constitutional guarantee against the obligation to protect the State in war. The post As Ukraine Struggles for Troops, Its Constitutional Court Considers the Rights of Conscientious Objecto...

» Early Edition: November 12, 2024
12/11/24 07:22 from Just Security
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION  President-elect Trump is expected to name Sen. Marc...

» Pacific partnerships are key to preventing war, Army leaders say
12/11/24 04:31 from Defense One - All Content
With their help, outgoing U.S. Army Pacific commander “built a formation that is lethal and cohesive.”

» SEA TRANSPORTATION: The New Defense Production Giant
11/11/24 19:37 from StrategyPage.com

» WARPLANES: Keeping F-16s Out Of Russia
11/11/24 19:35 from StrategyPage.com

» Biden Honors Veterans in Ceremony at Arlington Cemetery
11/11/24 16:08 from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces
“This is the last time I will stand here at Arlington as commander in chief,” President Biden said in remembering service members who have served the country.

» Hiatus for Veterans Day
11/11/24 08:58 from Just Security
Just Security is on hiatus in honor of Veterans Day. The post Hiatus for Veterans Day appeared first on Just Security .

» Will Trump Rekindle a Bromance With Kim Jong-un? South Koreans Worry.
11/11/24 08:44 from NYT > United States Defense and Military Forces
Donald J. Trump’s second term brings uncertainty to the Korean Peninsula as nuclear tensions run high. North Korea’s leader may see a chance to re-engage.

» Early Edition: November 11, 2024
11/11/24 07:06 from Just Security
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the weekend. Here’s today’s news: U.S. ELECTIONS Republicans are inching closer to regaining the House majority, with 19 ...

» Just Security’s Artificial Intelligence Archive
10/11/24 20:40 from Just Security
Just Security's collection of articles analyzing the implications of AI for society, democracy, human rights, and warfare. The post Just Security’s Artificial Intelligence Archive appeared first on Just Security .

» ARTILLERY: Marvelous M777
10/11/24 19:09 from StrategyPage.com

» PROCUREMENT: China Insists On Respect
10/11/24 19:08 from StrategyPage.com

» 2 New York Men Charged in Monthslong Plot to Kill Iranian Activist
10/11/24 15:40 from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation
The men were receiving orders from a third man, who was working as an Iranian operative and was also involved in a plot to assassinate Donald J. Trump, federal prosecutors said.

» Wave of Racist Texts After Election Prompts F.B.I.’s Scrutiny
10/11/24 12:06 from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation
The texts, which showed up as early as Wednesday morning, were reported in at least 13 states across the country.

» FORCES: North Korean Rants
09/11/24 19:05 from StrategyPage.com

» Iranian Agents Plotted to Kill Trump, U.S. Says in Unsealed Charges
09/11/24 14:32 from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation
The allegation came in a complaint that said Masih Alinejad, a Brooklyn activist, had been the target of a second assassination attempt.

» Canada Sends Mixed Signals With TikTok Shutdown Order
09/11/24 06:00 from NYT > Cyberwarfare
The industry minister closed TikTok’s offices in Toronto and Vancouver over security concerns, but Canadians can still download and use the app.

» Trump’s climate skepticism could hurt military operations
08/11/24 21:55 from Defense One - All Content
Proposals to “dismantle” NOAA and roll back energy efforts pose “a huge risk,” said one expert.

» Air Force waits for tankers in wake of Boeing strike
08/11/24 19:32 from Defense One - All Content
Workers voted Monday night to resume work, but there’s no word yet on when KC-46 production might resume.

» The D Brief: DOD shakeup expected; Russian barrage; N. Koreans fight near Kursk; Navy fires ethics leader; And just a bit more...
08/11/24 11:03 from Defense One - All Content

» Pentagon puts a dent in cyber workforce vacancies
07/11/24 21:16 from Defense One - All Content
Nearly a quarter of the Defense Department’s cyber jobs went unfilled last year.

» How Russia Openly Escalated Its Election Interference Efforts
07/11/24 15:22 from NYT > Cyberwarfare
The Kremlin did not bother to hide its efforts to influence the 2024 presidential election, as it did in the past.

» Defense One Radio, Ep. 166: The Second Battle of Fallujah, 20 years later
07/11/24 14:25 from Defense One - All Content
A decorated Marine veteran and a videogame maker revisit one of the bloodiest battles in U.S. military history.

» How Trump may shake up DOD: an insider’s view
07/11/24 13:10 from Defense One - All Content
An interview with Christopher Miller, the acting SecDef-turned-Project 2025 co-author.

» The D Brief: Russia’s long barrage; Hasty training for Ukrainian troops; Germany’s government collapses; Army’s new all-digital vehicle; And a bit more.
07/11/24 11:16 from Defense One - All Content

» Pace of war shortens EU-based training for Ukrainian troops
06/11/24 17:34 from Defense One - All Content
Instruction has been pared to the basics in everything from combined arms to officer training.

» What the Army learned from its first all-digital ground vehicle design
06/11/24 13:00 from Defense One - All Content
Prototypes of the XM-30 Combat Vehicle are expected in 2025, said the Army’s top vehicle buyer.

» The D Brief: Trump wins; Israel fires defense minister; China’s new stealth jet; Fat Leonard, sentenced; And a bit more.
06/11/24 10:59 from Defense One - All Content

» U.S. Expects Foreign Adversaries to Stoke Anger Over Election Results
05/11/24 17:46 from NYT > Cyberwarfare
Officials anticipate a rise in false narratives in the days and weeks after the vote.

» Meta Permits Its A.I. Models to Be Used for U.S. Military Purposes
04/11/24 19:57 from NYT > Cyberwarfare
The shift in policy, covering government agencies and contractors working on national security, is intended to promote “responsible and ethical” innovations, the company said.

» U.S. Spy Agencies Issue New Warning on Russia’s Election Misinformation Campaign
01/11/24 19:34 from NYT > Cyberwarfare
Three recent videos have sought to undermine confidence in the security of the vote.

» Trump Family Members and Biden Aides Among China Hack Targets
29/10/24 16:41 from NYT > Cyberwarfare
Phones used by Jared Kushner and Eric Trump were among those that hackers sought access to as part of a counterintelligence effort carried out by a hacking group associated with China.

» What to Know About the Chinese Hackers Who Targeted the 2024 Campaigns
26/10/24 17:04 from NYT > Cyberwarfare
A group that experts call Salt Typhoon is believed to be behind a sophisticated breach of major telecommunication companies that has taken aim at American leaders.

» Video of Ballots Being Destroyed Was Faked by Russia, Federal Officials Say
26/10/24 01:09 from NYT > Federal Bureau of Investigation
The video, which purported to show mailed-in ballots in Pennsylvania being ripped up, was part of Moscow’s efforts to influence the U.S. presidential election, the officials said.

» Chinese Hackers Are Said to Have Targeted Phones Used by Trump and Vance
25/10/24 18:21 from NYT > Cyberwarfare
The targeting of the Republican presidential ticket’s phones is part of what appears to be a wide-ranging effort to gather information about American leaders.

» Trump y JD Vance podrían ser el objetivo de hackers chinos
25/10/24 18:12 from NYT > Cyberwarfare
Esta semana llegó información a la campaña de Trump de que los teléfonos de los candidatos republicanos fueron el blanco de un ataque a través de los sistemas de telecomunicaciones estadounidenses.

» Russian Disinformation Efforts, Including Faked Walz Video, Could Continue After Nov. 5, Officials Say
22/10/24 22:45 from NYT > Cyberwarfare
Foreign powers including Russia and Iran could move quickly right after the vote to undermine the democratic process, intelligence agencies warn.

» United States : The US National Intelligence Council, part 1: the discreet forum in charge of strategic analysis
19/08/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
With the US presidential campaign in full swing, the intelligence community's elite analysts are fine-tuning the first report that the winner of November's election will find on their desk when that individual takes up residence in the W...

» France : French DGSE spy agency's missing hoard, part 1: ex-boss Bernard Bajolet's legal woes
19/08/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
A "pressure tactic" carried out in 2016 far outside of the official remit of France's external intelligence service, the Direction Générale

» Israel : Israel suffers reduced satellite coverage as Tehran and its allies threaten retaliatory strikes
02/08/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
On 31 July, the Israeli press reported on what the international space community had already observed: two of Tel Aviv's reconnaissance satellites have been successively deorbited. The deorbited satellites include one of its two third ge...

» France/United States : Avatars still used for online infiltrations despite growing pressure
02/08/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The sale of French corporate intelligence firm Corexalys' "Metamorf" platform to French big data analyst ChapsVision (IO, 23/07/24) shows that

» Oman/United Kingdom/United States : Oman's Etlaq space port acquires US rocket partner in bid to gain US support
02/08/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between Oman's Etlaq spaceport group and California rocket company ABL Space Systems signals the start

» Laos/United States : Spying accusations in US Hmong community revive memories of CIA's secret war in Laos
02/08/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The district court in the Eastern District of California is currently dealing with a legal battle which has revived a

» France : James Bond's last secrets on the French Riviera, part 5: SPECTRE's eclectic decor
02/08/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
In a scene from Never Say Never Again (1983), James Bond (Sean Connery) and Domino Petachi (Kim Basinger) are 'guests'

» France/United States : Private investigators make mystery appearance in Flint water scandal case
02/08/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Fresh court hearings are expected in the legal battle between the residents of the US city of Flint in Michigan

» Europe/United Kingdom/United States : Pentagon splashes out to upgrade intelligence capabilities in Europe
01/08/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
As Intelligence Online understands, the Pentagon will start construction of a new base for its Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex (JIAC) in Molesworth, UK, in the autumn. The project has been in the works for a while. It is aimed to

» United States : US Marines special forces keen to try out Firestorm Labs' low-cost drones
01/08/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The US Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) and the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory/Futures Directorate, which has the job of

» France/Philippines : France to promote its fighter aircraft in Manila following delay over submarines
01/08/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The unprecedented inclusion of the Philippines in the French Air and Space Force's Pégase 2024 mission in the Indo-Pacific region

» France : James Bond's last secrets on the French Riviera, part 4: the real route for the iconic car chase
01/08/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
In director Martin Campbell's 1995 film GoldenEye, with Pierce Brosnan as James Bond, Caroline, a member of the staff of

» United Kingdom : Crypto moves for Ed Vaizey, 'lord' of influence and former UK minister
01/08/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Former British Conservative culture minister Edward Vaizey, Baron of Didcot, started work at the end of June as a consultant

» UAE : UAE moves towards second nuclear plant as AI energy challenges loom
31/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Recent comments by Emirati officials that the UAE is planning to launch a tender for a second nuclear plant confirm Abu Dhabi's fears over using renewables to power its artificial intelligence industry, sources have told Intelligence Onl...

» Russia/Ukraine : Ukraine engineers use captured drone to steal Russian UAV maker Stratim Tech's secrets
31/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Engineers specialising in UAVs for Ukraine's GUR military intelligence agency are currently dissecting the debris from a Russian Ivolga intelligence, surveillance

» United States : Serco, a key subcontractor in international F-35 negotiations
31/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
UK defence services giant Serco Plc is currently recruiting for a small but strategic contract with its US subsidiary, Serco Inc.The deal

» United States : Bipartisan call to declassify intel on Chinese-made drones
31/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Threat Disclosure Act introduced in the House of Representatives on 18 July by Republican representative for

» Monaco : James Bond's last secrets on the French Riviera, part 3: Monte-Carlo eternal
31/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
From Pierce Brosnan's high-stakes gambling at the baccarat table simply to talk to Famke Janssen, who plays the deadly Xenia

» United Kingdom : UK-based oligarch litigation lawyers expand investigative capabilities
31/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
UK law firms Astraea Group and Hillmont Partners congratulated themselves and each other for negotiating the out of court agreement

» European Union/United States : US steps up intelligence sharing with EU as spectre of Trump re-election looms
30/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
President Joe Biden's administration has in recent months considerably increased the volume of intelligence the United States shares with the European Union, according to our sources. One of the main channels for this relationship has be...

» UAE/United States : Cyberspecialist Rakia Group steps up US expansion
30/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Data analysis specialist Rakia Group is stepping up its efforts to establish itself in the US market, with the Dubai-based

» France/UAE : DCI struggles to bag French arms contracts in Abu Dhabi
30/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The KNDS defence group is considering opening a maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) centre in Abu Dhabi in the coming months.

» France : James Bond's last secrets on French Riviera, part 2: in search of the mystery shot
30/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
In Never Say Never Again, James Bond, played by Sean Connery, frees Domino Vitali (Kim Bassinger) from the villain Largo's citadel

» United States : In Chicago, new round between short-selling company Viceroy and corporate intelligence firms
30/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Chicago-based accounting firm Crowe has been roped into an ongoing legal fight between financial research firm Viceroy Research and US

» United States : BlackSky prepares to go under NYSE knife
30/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The US firm BlackSky, a New Space veteran dedicated to geospatial intelligence (GEOINT), is due to present its next results on

» Russia/Ukraine : Rail sabotage that hit France has been ongoing in Ukraine for weeks
29/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Ukrainian authorities have faced an upsurge this month in fires at rail signal boxes, electrical transformers and energy storage substations. This critical infrastructure ensures the electricity supply to the Ukrainian rail network, in a...

» UAE : Abu Dhabi launches competition for new spy satellites
29/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
On 19 July, with the utmost discretion, Abu Dhabi sent out an invitation to tender to a handful of carefully

» Saudi Arabia : Riyadh's race for space contracts blocked by internal conflicts
29/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Space sector lawyers in Riyadh were silent this week when asked when the Saudi government would publish a final version

» France : French senators review information warfare defences
29/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Detecting information attacks on French forces in external theatres is the responsibility of the French cyber defence organisation Comcyber, according

» France : James Bond's last secrets on the French Riviera, part 1: the scene at the Hôtel du Cap
29/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
In the opening scenes of the film Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Sean Connery's James Bond is on the hunt for

» Germany/Latvia : Former German spymaster targets Grigory Guselnikov as PNB Banka fallout rumbles on
29/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The Latvian police is investigating the circumstances around the bankruptcy of PNB Banka (formerly Norvik Banka). On the same day

» Africa/France : Plans to upgrade Nigerian Presidential Air Fleet pique courtiers' interest
26/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The Nigerian Presidential Air Fleet (PAF) secured its purchase of an Airbus A330 VIP, series number 1054, via US broker

» Philippines : Land army general Andres Centino fronts Philippines' maritime surveillance of Chinese navy
26/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
General Andres Centino, who was appointed as special maritime affairs assistant to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, aka ‘Bongbong' on 19

» Italy : Giorgia Meloni chooses defence community over foreign ministry for long-term strategy study
26/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Intelligence Online has learned that Giorgia Meloni has asked three bodies from the Italian defence community to produce a report

» France/Monaco : With Monaco in turmoil, its cybersecurity agency is recruiting
26/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Computer raids causing document leaks (IO, 28/07/23) have been shaking the upper echelons of Monaco for months and have sparked

» Russia/United States : Oleg Deripaska's intelligence consultants seek to limit evidence of Russian links at trial
26/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
As his trial for alleged sanctions violations is set to begin next month, former Soviet era diplomatic official Sergey Shestakov

» United Kingdom : London continues to pick Europe and US for its space projects
26/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The British Space Agency’s (UKSA) announcement on 23 July of a new round of contracts, worth a total of £33m (€39m), confirms the UK's initial geopolitical orientation following the arrival of the Labour government.

» Ukraine/United States : Microsoft, Google, Palantir seek Ukraine deals to capture local technologies
25/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Acting as a partner, or even a buyer, rather than a simple supplier: Palantir's new approach on the Ukrainian market is reflected in the prospecting currently carried out by its American competitors, Google and Microsoft. The US data ana...

» France/Russia : Paris to study cyber-electronic warfare support systems, Ruselectronics' new drone jammers for Russia
25/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Paris: Armed forces ministry eyes cyber-electronic warfare support systemsThe French armed forces ministry has issued a call for tenders for

» Bulgaria : Greek businessman partners with McKinsey to buy major Russian refinery in Bulgaria
25/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
A Greek-owned investment firm that has been in talks with the Bulgarian government and Lukoil about purchasing a key strategic

» Ecuador/United States : Florida aviation firm wins contract with Ecuador's Ministry of National Defense
25/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Ecuador's Ministry of National Defense has turned to Florida-based Matrix Aviation to help implement the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement

» France : Could a leftist civil servant with an intelligence background become France's next PM?
25/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
She may have pursued a conventional career path as a senior civil servant at Paris City Hall since 2020, but

» United Kingdom : Former UK air chief marshal increases consultancy, from intelligence to drones and Africa
25/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
On 11 July, the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA) officially gave its consent for the former UK chief of

» United Kingdom : London's top private intelligence firms reposition to align with Keir Starmer's new Labour government
24/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The appointment of Varun Chandra as special adviser on business and investment to the new UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer marks a fitting conclusion to Hakluyt's months-long campaign to realign itself with Britain's new political order.Ch...

» United States : Crimson Phoenix, a key US intelligence player in tracking Russian forces
24/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Crimson Phoenix, from its office in Reston, Virginia, has in recent months been beefing up its team with former Pentagon

» Algeria/France/Morocco : French police intelligence officer loses security clearance over Algerian and Moroccan secret service links
24/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
"An inadmissible sign of vulnerability" was how the French interior ministry described an officer's "direct, regular, non-fortuitous and private dealings

» China/UAE/United States : Congress tasks Washington's China experts to review Beijing's influence in Abu Dhabi
24/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The US National Intelligence Council (NIC), which produces the most authoriative analysis on national security issues, has been tasked with

» United Kingdom/United States : Charles River Associates, StoneTurn, JS Held
24/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
London - Charles River Associates reshuffleEkaterina Tomashchuk (IO, 23/10/23), a former long-standing managing director of Mintz Group's London office, left

» France/Thailand/Vietnam : French defence industry sees signs of improving Hanoi-Paris relations
24/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
When reading the programme and list of participants of back-to-back conferences run by the French ministry of armed forces' procurement

» UAE : Despite US sanctions, it's business as usual for oil trading in the Emirates
23/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
An oil trading company is up for sale for $17.7m in the Hamriyah Free Zone (FZ) in the heart of the emirate of Sharjah. The sales file for Samco Petroleum Energy FZE promises to provide the future owner with a turnkey

» France : After selling OSINT platforms, Corexalys focuses on online influence work for French state and due diligence for private clients
23/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Corexalys is attempting to reorganise and ensure its viability following the sale of its software business to French big data analysis

» France/Russia : Former Wagner interpreter living in limbo in France
23/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Russian citizen Yaroslav Z is waiting for the Office Français de Protection des Réfugiés et Apatrides (OFPRA), the French office

» United States : Presidential race, part 2: US geospatial intelligence agency seeks to reinvent itself ahead of possible change of administration
23/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Currently in the process of awarding a series of new contracts, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is looking to ring-fence its

» Kazakhstan/United Kingdom/United States : Behind the scenes of Kazakh asset managers feud playing out in US and UK courts
23/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
There was little time between the London High Court of Justice's ruling on 20 June in favour of London firm

» Bahrain/France : The curious trip by France's former PM Manuel Valls to back Bahrain's interests
22/07/24 10:20 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Manuel Valls boarded Gulf Air flight GF18, which left Paris's Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) at 11:17 am on 22

» China : He Hongjun, the spymaster behind the arrests of defence ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu
22/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The deputy executive director of the Political Work Department (PWD) of China's Central Military Commission (CMC), He Hongjun, was on July 9 promoted to the rank of general. The news came less than 24 hours after the removal of former

» Ukraine/United States : Thor Dynamics aims to revolutionise anti-drone warfare in Ukraine
22/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Thor Dynamics is currently testing its anti-drone products in Ukraine. It is experimenting with a range of new tools incorporating laser

» France/Qatar : Doha's dream arms deal with Paris
22/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The Qatari parastatal defence conglomerate Barzan Holdings is still interested in acquiring a batch of infantry fighting vehicles made by

» China/Europe/France/Georgia/United States : New tandem in European Parliament, US bill for Georgia, SISSE boss under fire, bonuses frozen in Beijing
22/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Europe - Christophe Gomart reconstitutes his military intelligence tandem in parliamentElected as an MEP on 9 June on the Les Républicains

» United States : Presidential race, part 1: US spy satellite agency rethinks its relationship with Space Force
22/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Thanks to two SpaceX launches in the last two months, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), which is responsible for the

» France : Summer transfer season for France's DGSE with the CAC 40
22/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
For the past two years he was head of the DGSE's Security Directorate, one of the most sensitive departments in

» Europe : EU's discreet outsourcing of fight against fake news gets messy
22/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
While the European External Action Service (EEAS) in June published a technical report (read it here) on Russia's Doppelgänger propaganda

» Azerbaijan/Georgia/United Kingdom : The Baku and Tbilisi spymaster connections of London café Catalyst
19/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
On their way to Chancery Lane tube station, Londoners in a hurry can order a coffee to take away at Catalyst. Or alternatively, they can sit down for a snack from a menu featuring Turkish and Caucasus classics such as

» Israel : Former cyber agency boss gains foothold in private sector
19/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
At the end of June, Yigal Unna, the former head of the Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD), became chairman of

» Malaysia : King of Malaysia hopes his favourite agent can get him Russian combat aircraft
19/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Ibrahim Ismail - also known as Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar - King of Malaysia since this year and Sultan of Johor,

» Indonesia/Timor-Leste/Vatican : Dili prepares to receive Pope Francis with help from Indonesia and Five Eyes
19/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The special committee responsible for organising the visit of Pope Francis to Dili, the capital of East Timor, from 9

» Oman : From the Sultan of Oman to billion-dollar fraudster Miles Kwok: the strange tale of Apartment 6, 5 Princes Gate, London
19/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The Sultanate of Oman is facing questions about the handling of its London real estate portfolio, after Intelligence Online released an

» Oman/United Kingdom : Oman offloads its military office in London to discreet Gulf businessman Amjad Bseisu
18/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
When British-Bahraini businessman Amjad Bseisu saw his drilling concern EnQuest plc awarded a North Sea drilling licence in the final months of the Rishi Sunak government, British publications were quick to point out his ties with the UK...

» China/France/United States : Chengdu 404's hiring spree, Siren at NYPD, RAID buys Chinese drones
18/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Chengdu - Chengdu 404's hiring spreeIntelligence Online has learned that Chinese cyber firm Chengdu 404 Network Technology is in the

» Baltic States/Estonia/Lithuania/Ukraine : Baltic drone manufacturers compete to test their products in Ukraine
18/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Estonian drone operator Threod System, led by Arno Vaik, wants to use its contacts with the drone units of Ukraine's

» China/Italy : Meloni's new business plans with Beijing
18/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
According to our sources, Invitalia, the Italian agency responsible for coordinating investment and business development, is working hard to find

» Croatia/France : Pivot of Franco-Croatian intelligence cooperation awarded top French honour
18/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The list of this year's notable men and women to be awarded the top French Légion d'Honneur medal on the

» United Kingdom : New British government heralds sweeping changes for parliamentary intelligence oversight
17/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The opening of Britain's new parliamentary session with Charles III's King's Speech on Wednesday will see a significant overhaul of the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC), with most of the nine members of the body responsible for ...

» Vietnam : Public security ministry set to hire local duo to develop investigations platform
17/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Vietnam's powerful ministry of public security, previously led by President Tô Lâm, wants the latest-generation investigations tools and for them

» France/Serbia : Dassault sued in UK by Russian client in Serbia amid Rafale negotiations with Belgrade
17/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Dassault Aviation is keeping a low profile regarding legal proceedings it has been involved in since late May in London,

» Cambodia/France : Cambodian PM turns to Paris to strike right balance with Beijing
17/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
By speaking in French at the opening of the France-Cambodia Business Forum in Phnom Penh on 8 July, Cambodian Prime

» United Kingdom/United States : FTI Consulting, Salus Global, Trenchcoat Advisors
17/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Washington - FTI files another complaint against a former investigatorOn 12 July, FTI Consulting filed a complaint in the US

» France : Stratinfo, Forward Global's competitor, gets new boss connected to Élysée
17/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Frédéric Monlouis-Félicité took over this month as head of France's Stratinfo corporate intelligence company, according to our sources. He replaced

» United States : Questions over Biden's health spill over into handling of his intelligence duties
16/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Joe Biden said himself it was the activity he missed most when he left the vice presidency in 2017. Now, with questions being asked about his health, there is renewed interest in the session during which Biden receives his daily

» France/Italy : Italian cyber fails to win over French interior ministry
16/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Intelligence Online understands that the French ministry of the interior has rejected a cyber intelligence solutions offer from Italian specialist

» France/Saudi Arabia : French event planning firms battle it out to organise COP16 in Riyadh
16/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is scheduled to take place in Riyadh in December, just six months

» France : Paris Olympic Games hamper progress of finance ministry's tax intelligence unit
16/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Times are tough for the French finance ministry's tax intelligence unit, which was set up by the current Prime Minister

» France/Latvia : French police probe Roger Tamraz's Latvian banking adventures
16/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The screws appear to be tightening on Lebanese-born Franco-American businessman Roger Tamraz, a majority shareholder in bankrupt Latvian lender PNB

» United Kingdom/United States : Talent wars: FTI Consulting combines direct legal action and behind-the-scenes arrangements
16/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
FTI Consulting is currently battling before different courts with rival firm Secretariat and its own former executive Edward Westerman, who

» France : France's Nouveau Front Populaire unenthused about intelligence and strategic affairs
15/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Intelligence is not a priority for the MPs just elected to the National Assembly under the banner of the Nouveau Front Populaire (NFP), who want President Emmanuel Macron to make one of their number the next prime minister. None of

» France/United Kingdom : UK's OSINT Industries in talks to acquire France's OSINTracker
15/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Intelligence Online understands that the fledgling British open source intelligence firm OSINT Industries is in advanced discussions to acquire the

» France/Saudi Arabia/United Kingdom/United States : Riyadh plays for time as it mulls options for Typhoon, Rafale and F-35s
15/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
It was a foreign delegation that didn't go unnoticed at a party organised by the French air and space force

» France : Internal intelligence chief evasive before French Senate foreign interference commission
15/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The minutes of the hearing of Céline Berthon, head of France's DGSI internal intelligence service, before the Senate commission investigating

» France/Germany/United States : Departures from CIA director's office, LFI insist on foreign interference, BND/foreign affairs disagreements exposed
15/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
United States - CIA director's executive office staffers head to private sectorAt least one, if not several, of the members

» China : CCP to continue using anti-corruption drive to raise funds as Xi Jinping promises ongoing reform
15/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Intelligence Online has been able to talk to officials who have been closely following preparations for the third plenum (IO,

» United Kingdom : New British defence minister well-acquainted with Jeff Bezos's networks
15/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
John Healey's appointment on 5 July as defence secretary in the newly elected Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer's new government

» Israel : Small cyber offensive firm Bindecy resists Israeli cyber crisis
12/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
In June, Israeli automobile company Universal Motors Israel sold its stake in Israeli cyber intelligence company Candiru to a trust.

» UAE : Emirati cyber specialist BeamTrail boosts position in military sector
12/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
BeamTrail, which is located on the seventh floor of Abu Dhabi's Aldar Tower, once the headquarters of the now-defunct DarkMatter,

» France : How spying on China impacts the French fight against jihadism
12/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Noting "a manifest error of assessment", the administrative court of appeal in the city of Nantes put an end to

» United States : New counterterrorism chief Brett Holmgren faces unprecedented array of threats
12/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
At a time when former intelligence community officials are denouncing the lethargy of President Joe Biden's administration in the field

» Bahrain : National energy group brings in corporate investigators in bid to protect inward investment
12/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
When senior officials in the Bahraini government handed K2 Integrity a mandate, in 2022, to root out corruption at the

» Bahrain : Bahraini government enlists K2 Integrity on wide-ranging national oil company corruption investigation
11/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The London office of K2 Integrity provided information leading to the conviction, last month, of a senior engineer at BAPCO Refining (BAPCO) on fraud and money laundering charges, following a year-long investigation by the firm, Intellig...

» France/Israel/United Kingdom : Alon Kantor steps back from Toka, Jeremy Fleming joins Nihon Cyber Defence, DGSI hunting deputy technical director
11/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Tel Aviv - Alon Kantor gradually taking back seat in TokaAlon Kantor is stepping back from Toka, the Israeli cyber

» Russia/Ukraine : Technological battle for drone supremacy in the Black Sea
11/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Russia's Vektor research institute, which is part of the Rostec group, is currently testing a mobile electronic warfare system in

» Turkey/UAE : Turkey's Pavo Group cements defence ties between Abu Dhabi and Ankara
11/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The Turkish cyber and defence electronics conglomerate Pavo Group has recently stepped up its activities in Abu Dhabi at a

» China : CCP's third plenum geared at moulding finance sector into model example
11/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Intelligence Online understands that China's president Xi Jinping has established two key mantras to serve as the backdrop to the

» United States : Californian strategic communications company benefitted from Qatar influence campaign
11/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
New lobbying disclosures to the US department of Justice (DoJ) have revealed that The Nason Group, a strategic communications company

» Europe/France : Will Ariane 6 save France's space sector from 'Splendid Isolation' in Europe?
10/07/24 01:40 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The successful first launch of the Ariane 6 rocket in Kourou, French Guiana on 9 July came as a welcome

» United States : US works to speed up OSINT dissemination beyond the intelligence community
10/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
As US agencies strive to promote the use of open sources (OSINT), the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is working on a plan to facilitate their dissemination beyond the intelligence community. But according to our s...

» France : Legion of Honour distinctions for French intelligence community
10/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Two decrees issued by the French president Emmanuel Macron on 3 July between the two rounds of the parliamentary elections and

» Turkey/United Kingdom/United States : Coeus Advisory, Straife, K2
10/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
London - Ex-FCDO analyst Mark Vasey sets up second corporate intelligence companyMark Vasey, a former Middle East security analyst at

» Ukraine/United Kingdom : Ukrainian military intelligence contractors expand into corporate intelligence in UK
10/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Registered on 13 June in Wakefield, Yorkshire in the north of England, Drawbridge & Cardinal Group is developing Drawbridge Group's

» France/Sweden : Paris set to finalise order for Saab GlobalEye surveillance aircraft
10/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The French army is about to officially announce plans to acquire a Saab GlobalEye surveillance aircraft, which consist of an airborne early warning and control system fitted to a Bombardier Global 6000 jet.

» France : Defence ministry poised to award first low-cost drone contract to Turgis & Gaillard
10/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The French defence procurement agency, DGA, has launched a consultation with a view to obtaining a system of three medium-altitude long endurance UAVs. Turgis & Gaillard's Aarok drone seems set to clinch the deal.

» Kazakhstan/UAE/United States : Kazakh sovereign fund seeks to reassure Washington about its AI ventures with Abu Dhabi
09/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Law and lobbying firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, which already works in Washington for the Kazakh embassy and national oil and gas company KazMunayGas (KMG, I0, 24/04/24), signed a new contract on 20 June with Kazakh sovereign fund...

» Ukraine/United States : Wilder Systems seeks partners in Ukraine for low-cost drone programme
09/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Wilder Systems, one of the US aeronautics industry's preferred subcontractors, is quietly embarking on a large-scale, low-cost manufacturing project for

» France/United States : France tries change of tack on Indo-Pacific policy
09/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The French ministry of armed forces and its head of international relations and strategy, Alice Rufo, are examining two strategic

» United States : The California pizza startup backed by notorious Russian oligarchs
09/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
A novel way of serving pizzas is sprouting up in California. Foodture LLC, a company which says it seeks to

» France/Ukraine : Despite France's political crisis, Paris and Kyiv try to push ahead with Mirage project
09/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Following the second round of French parliamentary elections on 7 July, the absence of a majority in the National Assembly means that it is uncertain whether France will continue to provide strong air support to Ukraine.

» China/North Korea/Russia : Russia and North Korea agree to grant China direct access to North Pacific
09/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Intelligence Online has learned that when Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un met in Pyongyang on 18-19 June, they did more

» United Kingdom : Will new Labour government scrap Tory plans to cut UK intelligence budget?
08/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Following the Labour Party's landslide victory in the UK general elections on 4 July, the British intelligence community is on tenterhooks. It is waiting to find out what the new government has in store for intelligence budgets, and spec...

» Israel : Democratisation of OSINT reduces demand for complete platforms
08/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Small Israeli open source intelligence (OSINT) company Vetric was one of the plethora of technical intelligence companies attending the ISS World

» France/UAE : Abu Dhabi in secret talks to buy more Rafales
08/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
According to our sources, Abu Dhabi is about to place an order with France's Dassault Aviation for 12 more Rafale

» France/Singapore/United States : Foreign military congestion in Singapore
08/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Intelligence Online understands that the US Navy is relocating its littoral combat ships (LCS) staff in Singapore from the Changi

» Europe/France/Russia : Sideswipe in French Senate, high representative for Tibet, Russian security council
08/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
France - Intelligence watchdog takes swipe at former spy chief"We have gone from an apparent blockade, even outright hostility -

» China : China's NSA has Philippines in its sights
08/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
According to Intelligence Online sources, the People's Liberation Army (PLA)'s new Information Support Force (ISF) is eyeing the language departments

» France/United Kingdom : Ex-private investigator Ralph Ward-Jackson back in business with advisers focused on Iran and former Soviet countries
08/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
On 27 June, the businessman Ralph Ward-Jackson, who began his career as a private investigator, registered a new lobbying and

» France : Far-right RN's intelligence approach consists of shadowy advisers and a silent former MP
05/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Who can whisper in the ears of the leaders of the Rassemblement National (RN) on intelligence matters? Intelligence Online has learned that Marine Le Pen has been able to cultivate discreet links within the intelligence services, sometim...

» Ukraine : Radio Rynok, Kyiv's drone tech flea market
05/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Just a stone's throw from west Kyiv's Karavaevi Dachi railway station lies one of the Ukrainian capital's most improbable markets:

» Taiwan/United States : Steven Rudder helps bring sought-after US drones to Taiwan
05/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Steven Rudder, a retired US lieutenant general and former commander of the US Marine Corps in the Pacific, is fast

» China : Chen Mingbo to tighten up party's control over Chinese space effort
05/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
When he visited the headquarters of China Satcom (China Satellite Communications Co.) on 21 June, Chen Mingbo, the new head

» United States : Financial investigators on the hunt for Rudy Giuliani's assets look into his new bank and coffee brand
05/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The law firm representing Rudy Giuliani's unsecured creditors in his bankruptcy case, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, has

» Saudi Arabia/United States : US consultancy Jones Group's secret contract with Saudi intelligence agency linked to Khashoggi murder
04/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The Jones Group International (JGI) consultancy has a contract directly with the Presidency of State Security (PSS), according to documents consulted by Intelligence Online. The PSS was created in 2017 by Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman ...

» Europe/Israel/Japan/United Kingdom : Octostar seeks funds, Emanuel Mond joins Voyager Labs, Nihon Cyber Defence's new adviser
04/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Galway - Data fusion specialist Octostar looks for fresh fundsItalian-Irish data fusion specialist Octostar is looking for new investors. The

» France : All eyes on France: Western intelligence worried about a possible Russian-influenced RN government
04/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
There is growing concern within intelligence circles in Washington that the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) and its allies led by

» Iraq/Turkey : Iraq's lawyers lobbied Washington to mediate resolution to its Turkey pipeline dispute
04/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Busy pursuing Turkey for compensation, and assisted by London investigators as Intelligence Online revealed yesterday (IO, 03/07/24), Iraq's elite lawyers

» Israel : Israeli cyber sector struggling amid Gaza war
04/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Israel's cyber sector is having a tough time of it. While business tourism has fallen sharply, to the extent that

» Iraq/Turkey : Iraq hires corporate investigators to pursue Turkish assets, despite high-level rapprochement between states
03/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Intelligence Online has learnt that lawyers for the Republic of Iraq are using the London investigations practice of US-headquartered consultancy J.S. Held to help them identify Turkish state-controlled assets in Europe and the United St...

» France/Germany : Secret Franco-German military research centre exploits battlefield feedback from Ukraine
03/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The confidential French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis (ISL) is working urgently to develop new, disruptive systems inspired directly by battlefield

» France/Latvia/Switzerland/Ukraine : Tecpro mystery revealed: how people close to Ukrainian intelligence market its naval drone technology for export
03/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
With promotional articles in the specialist press, a brand new website and a YouTube video, the Vidar FP heavy naval drone

» UAE : Abu Dhabi hopes to push Dubai out of its secure communications with Katim
03/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
When Katim, the secure communications arm of Abu Dhabi defence conglomerate EDGE Group, signed a non-binding agreement with Thales on 20

» France : France's intercepted intelligence data to be centralised by 2027
03/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
In its 2023 activity report published on 27 June (IO, 27/06/24), the French national oversight commission for intelligence-gathering techniques, or

» France/United Kingdom/United States : Naxo, Kim Darroch, Mission Essential, Marc Iacono
03/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
New York - Andrew Rosini joins cyber investigator NaxoAfter 13 years at FTI Consulting, where he will continue to head

» United States : State Department rethinks US security strategy in the Black Sea
02/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
On the fringes of a meeting in Washington on 21 June with Romanian Foreign Minister Luminita Odobescu, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was asked by President Joe Biden to devise a new US security strategy for the Black

» Finland : Helsinki turns to Gim Robotics to overcome Russian GNSS jamming
02/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The Finnish company Gim Robotics has begun testing an inertial navigation system assisted by video stream for use with ground

» Malaysia/Turkey : Kuala Lumpur sources cyber tools from Turkish operator
02/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The small world of zero-day vulnerability brokers has been set abuzz with sudden requests from the Turkish cyber and defense

» Czech Republic/Saudi Arabia/Turkey : Turkey's defence broker in Riyadh expands into Europe via Prague
02/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Ahmed Saleh bin Jubair's defence companies were invited by Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), the foreign military

» France : French intelligence services forced to drop certain priorities for Olympics security
02/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Calling all enemy states! A window of opportunity for economic exploitation is now well and truly open!Intelligence Online has learned

» Kazakhstan/United Kingdom : Ron Wahid's financial dealings with asset managers in Kazakhstan in spotlight
02/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
A battle is raging between the former and current managers of London-based Jusan Technologies, which owns a series of assets, most

» Italy : France looks to Italy to see how far-right premier won over intelligence community
01/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
With France's intelligence community wondering what to expect in the event of a victory by the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) after legislative elections on 7 July, Intelligence Online travelled to Rome to find out how the service...

» Greece : Lambda Automata trials ISR tools with Greek military intelligence
01/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The Greek military agency Ethniki Ypiresia Pliroforion (EYP) is trialling technology developed by the Greek start-up Lambda Automata in the

» Afghanistan : Western and regional businesses set for relaunching ties with Taliban regime
01/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The meeting in Doha between the United Nations and Afghanistan's Taliban regime on 29 and 30 June is a further

» China/France/Italy/Turkey/United States : Scholarships scrutinised, Afghanistan War Commission, Turkish intelligence academy, Italian PM's dilemma
01/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
France - Universities told to watch China Scholarship Council grantsWhen speaking to the Senate inquiry committee on public policy on

» Iran/Russia/United States : All Western eyes on Iran's space sector amid Russian tech boost
01/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The 15 June announcement by the head of the Iranian Space Agency, Hassan Salarieh, that the Islamic republic is to

» France/Russia : Unveiling a Russian diplomat in Paris and his ties with a shadowy French NGO
01/07/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
In a small, unassuming office building in Paris sits a mailbox for the representative of the Russian republic of Tatarstan

» Iraq/United States : Western asset tracing experts watch geopolitical dance over Iraq's Commission of Integrity as contracts remain unsigned
28/06/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Financial investigators in London wait anxiously for news from Iraq's main anti-corruption body, the Federal Commission of Integrity (COI), which last year began calling for asset tracing proposals as part of its overseas asset recovery ...

» Russia : Russian vulnerability broker Operation Zero prospects internationally
28/06/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Intelligence Online has been able to view - and confirm the authenticity of - a video shot without the knowledge

» France : Political cohabitation could prove bumpy for French intelligence coordinator Mailhos
28/06/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The final working years of prefect Pascal Mailhos, 65, who was appointed head of France's intelligence and counter-terrorism coordination body,

» Turkey/Ukraine/United States : Biden administration allies with Turkish firm to supply Ukraine with shells
28/06/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
The inauguration of a new ammunition production plant in Texas on 29 May by the US Secretary of the Army,

» France : Intelligence-gathering techniques watchdog flags persistent agency anomalies
27/06/24 07:46 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Unable to hand its eighth annual report to President Emmanuel Macron in person (IO, 24/06/24), the French national oversight commission

» France/United States : US seeks to bring in French yacht designer for dispute involving Kremlin-linked oligarchs
27/06/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
After a judge denied an attempt by the United States to force the sale of a seized yacht, Washington is now seeking to rope in several foreign nationals it says will prove the yacht actually belongs to a sanctioned Russian

» European Union/France/Ukraine : CSO-3 set for December launch, Preligens in Kyiv, EEAS reboots classified information platform
27/06/24 00:00 from Intelligence Online : Latest Issue
Paris: CSO-3 on track for end of 2024 launchThe third and final satellite of Airbus Defence and Space's CSO (Composante