France
French intelligence services turn to lawmakers for legislative help

China, France
France's political crisis upends China relations

Bulgaria, United States
Bulgarian construction firms primed to benefit from new nuclear reactors built with US help

Sofia has announced a deal with Westinghouse and Hyundai to build two nuclear reactors with US technology.

France, Saudi Arabia, UAE
Political turmoil in France puts brakes on Rafale prospecting in the Gulf

France, Indonesia
French contract success subsides as Indonesia diversifies defence options

Bangladesh, Italy, Russia
Regime change shakes up Russian and Italian business networks in Dacca

United Kingdom
Control Risks throws hat in sports ring with Matchroom

Private security and corporate intelligence firm Control Risks Group is riding the wave of sports investigations by supporting a UK-based promoter active in the Gulf.

France
French ex-spy chief trial exposes private intelligence to judicial warning shot

The prosecution's closing arguments in the trial of the former French domestic intelligence chief Bernard Squarcini open the door to a warning to the world of business intelligence. The prosecution criticised the fluctuating definition of the term and the lack of clear regulation of the sector's methods.

United Kingdom
Highgate wades into alleged Barzani corruption case info war

The British strategic advisory firm with experience in influence campaigns and drawn out court battles is now working on a several billion dollar dispute involving Korek Telecom, the company controlled by the Iraqi Kurdish Barzani clan.

United States
Private security firms in fratricidal battle before Texas courts

United Kingdom
Unwitting 'journalist-consultant' caught up in Audere's Maltese healthcare and Conservative concierge probes

Australia, United Kingdom
CT Group suffers brain drain after media and legal exposure

Ecuador, Israel
Alpheratz CIA, Israeli cyber intelligence firms' representative in Ecuador

Cyber intelligence outfit Intellexa, currently under US sanctions, made it known that it has ceased all activity for now. It still has a little distribution network in South America that includes the Ecuadorian firm Alpheratz CIA.

Vietnam
Drones, antennae, jammers: Hanoi ready to spend on electronic warfare equipment

Several invitations to tender have recently been issued by the Vietnamese general staff. Big international companies specialising in electronic warfare are ready and waiting.

Europe, Saudi Arabia
UP42 sale gives Airbus breathing space in Riyadh and at home

The Saudi state-owned Neo Space Group's purchase of space observation services platform UP42 marks a leap forward for the country's geospatial intelligence capabilities. It also comes as a relief for the seller, Airbus Defence and Space.

UAE
Emirati cyber sets foot in Africa

China, United States
The huge influence of a single Chinese reporter on the US-China military space race

Albania, Estonia, United States
Defendec racks up deals with UN, Washington, with help from an Indian ex-hacking star and others