France, Romania, United States
Paris seeks to restore influence in Bucarest, where US has become closer ally

Germany, Poland, Romania, United States
Pentagon to renew contracts of Eastern Europe port service providers

Washington is reviewing the contracts of service providers for US Transportation Command boats at a Polish port and two Romanian ports, as the Department of Defence reshapes its military activities amid the war in Ukraine.

France
France's joint operations command faces severe shake-up

In the face of logistical and informational challenges and the new geopolitical landscape, the French joint defence staff is looking for ways to adjust and streamline its services. New moves could include dismantling the CPOIA and handing out part of its resources to other entities.

France, Romania
Bucharest presses Paris for fast processing of its order for two Scorpene submarines

With war still raging in Ukraine, Romania is determined to modernise its military equipment. It has been quietly pressing its allies for help in that area in recent months and is now looking to complete an order for two French submarines for use in the Black Sea as quickly as possible.

Europe, United States
NATO rethinks its rapid reaction plans

More than four months after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, NATO's European command is working on a complete overhaul of the alliance's crisis and conflict rapid response.

France
Safran overtakes L3 in the final stretch to win French spy plane camera contract

L3Harris, the US group which produces the Wescam camera, had been the favourite but, in the end, France's Vador intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft will be fitted with Safran's Euroflir 410 cameras. One plane is already in service over Romania but is not fully equipped.

France, Netherlands, Romania, Ukraine
With Damen in ambush, Naval Group could lose Romanian corvette deal

While the Romanian defence ministry is getting impatient, against the backdrop of the war in neighbouring Ukraine, France's Naval Group is openly in conflict with its local partner SNC. Dutch competitor Damen is ready to step in.

Romania
Dutch shipbuilder Damen mobilises ex intelligence generals to compete with Naval Group in Romania

With the help of former Romanian intelligence officials, Dutch shipbuilder Damen has resumed its offensive to supply warships to Romania's Navy under a contract that France's Naval Group has been trying to finalise for three years.

Spotlight | France
Russia-Ukraine war prompts France to patch over deep intelligence gaps

The Ukraine conflict has forced France, like Germany, to rethink its 2023 defence budget in order to funnel more funds into special operations and intelligence equipment. Each agency and branch of the army is compiling its list of urgent requests.

Europe, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, United States
Warsaw serves as platform for Western military reaction to Russian offensive in Ukraine

With a growing number of allied equipement and advisers arriving on its soil from the US and elsewhere, Poland has become the coordination platform for weapons being sent to Kyiv. As well as the US and European support, Ukraine troops are rapidly gaining in competence.

The Intelligence Gazette
SVR, Tracfin, Romanian cyber, French prison intelligence

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community from Moscow to Paris and Washington.

RussiaSVR awards artists' prize.

FranceTracfin places focus on transparency

USWashington provides close cyber support to Romania

FrancePrison intelligence struggling

Romania, United States
George Maior

George Maior, who headed the Serviciul Român de Informatii (SRI), [...]

Russia, United States
Marines deployed in Black Sea

Against the backdrop of continued Russia-Ukraine tension, Romania is apparently to receive US military reinforcements.