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Russian operators piloting drones for junta on Myanmar front lines

Burmese farmers have been targeted by drone attacks carried out by the Burmese military, some of which have been deadly.
Burmese farmers have been targeted by drone attacks carried out by the Burmese military, some of which have been deadly.© imageBroker/Urs Flueeler/Newscom/MaxPPP

Moscow's support for Naypyidaw in the drone war is escalating. In Shan State and the Bago Region, Russians are on the front lines, conducting training missions and occasionally providing operational support. The Myanmar military has adopted low-cost suicide drones similar to those Russia has tested in Ukraine.

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France
Thales retirements signal end of era for defence giant's international development

Thales's Senior Executive Vice President of International Development Pascale Sourisse, at an economic forum in Paris, on 29 June 2026.
Thales's Senior Executive Vice President of International Development Pascale Sourisse, at an economic forum in Paris, on 29 June 2026.© Grégoire Campione/Pool/Abacapress.com/Reuters

Two heavyweights of the French defence giant's international development department are shortly set to retire. Their departure poses a key challenge for Thales, which will have to find ways of maintaining its international networks that generate the bulk of the company's turnover.

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The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Nardello & Co., Dutch trader at UK High Court, Martin Stone's comeback

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

ParisFawning coverage of Nardello in French media irks its rivals

LondonVerdict in Niels Troost sanctions review case expected by 2027

LondonVeteran private investigator Martin Stone joins law firm

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