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Russia, Ukraine
Technological battle for drone supremacy in the Black Sea

Moscow is pulling out all the stops to come up with measures to counter Ukrainian naval drone attacks on its Black Sea naval fleet. Kyiv, meanwhile, is looking to reduce its dependence on foreign components for its autonomous drone guidance systems.

United States
Californian strategic communications company benefitted from Qatar influence campaign

New filings reveal the Nason Group, run by a former Ben Carson adviser, received $30,000 to help craft messaging for a discreet Qatari public relations campaign.

China
CCP's third plenum geared at moulding finance sector into model example

Xi Jinping is due to announce closer relations between the party and the financial sector at the CCP's next plenum. The aim is to turn the latter into a model for the private sector, in order to achieve the "common prosperity" that the Chinese president is so keen on.

The Tech Telegraph
Alon Kantor steps back from Toka, Jeremy Fleming joins Nihon Cyber Defence, DGSI hunting deputy technical director

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT, with a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

Tel AvivAlon Kantor gradually taking back seat in Toka

LondonEx-GCHQ boss Jeremy Fleming joins Nihon Cyber Defence

ParisDGSI on the lookout for new deputy technical director

Turkey, UAE
Turkey's Pavo Group cements defence ties between Abu Dhabi and Ankara

The Turkish firm Pavo Group has quietly joined forces with UAE defence conglomerate EDGE Group in a move that underlines Abu Dhabi's rapprochement with the Turkish defence industry.

Europe, France
Will Ariane 6 save France's space sector from 'Splendid Isolation' in Europe?

The successful first launch of Ariane 6 wards off fears that European launchers' days are numbered. However, it does little to mask the decaying landscape of France's struggling space industry, particularly when it comes to international cooperation.