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BAE goes on hiring spree in Tokyo to consolidate air defence partnership

The full scale mockup of GCAP on the BAE Systems's pavilion during the Farnborough International Airshow on 26 July 2024.
The full scale mockup of GCAP on the BAE Systems's pavilion during the Farnborough International Airshow on 26 July 2024. © Malcolm Park/Avalon/Photoshot/MaxPPP

Global Combat Air Programme, part 1: Facing questions over the timeline and costs of its fighter jet partnership with Mitsubishi, the UK's leading arms group is taking steps to reduce the chance of cultural misunderstandings.

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France
French financial intelligence bolstered in fight against election interference

A general view of the French National Assembly in Paris, France, on 5 July 2025.
A general view of the French National Assembly in Paris, France, on 5 July 2025. © Telmo Pinto/NurPhoto via AFP

The French finance ministry's anti-money laundering department will soon be able to share intelligence with more government agencies. The reform is of particular interest to the national commission on campaign accounts and political financing, worried about foreign interference.

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The Agencies' Gazette
French security clearance, CIA and ODNI watchdogs, French cognac tariffs, MI6

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

FranceSecurity clearance commission slams ministry deadlines

United StatesNew CIA and ODNI inspector generals

ChinaFrench foreign ministry confident about China cognac deal

United KingdomSecond ex-MI6 chief breaks silence on Trump intelligence reforms

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China, India, Pakistan
Are China-made electronic warfare systems beating French Rafales in Pakistan?

An Indian Rafale.
An Indian Rafale. © Jagadeesh NV/EPA/MaxPPP

At least one Rafale and one Mirage 2000 fighter jet belonging to the Indian Air Force and involved in strikes in Pakistan were shot down during the night of 6 to 7 May. Islamabad's aggressive online narrative is raising doubts even within France's ministry of armed forces about the robustness of its SPECTRA system, the spearhead of French electronic warfare.

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