ALL ARTICLES - FRANCE

• TURKEY - Iraq and Syria operations MIT's biggest expense

• FRANCE/UNITED STATES - US and UK left France out of loop over China pilot training

• RUSSIA/UKRAINE - Questions of Ukraine intel fail to shake Beseda from FSB
  

• FRANCE - Finance ministry's intelligence reform ramps up a notch

• UNITED KINGDOM/RUSSIA - Russian author takes swipe at MI6

Vietnam baulks at Airbus's observation satellite proposal 

While the French embassy in Vietnam is still hoping that Airbus might land an earth observation satellite order, the Vietnamese government appears unready to commit, marking what could be the end of this central project in the two countries' bilateral defence cooperation and a blow to French chances of further defence contracts in Vietnam.

• GENEVA - Nick Day drops Diligence brand name
  

• PARIS - Parly goes into consultancy
  

• PARIS/LONDON - GoodCorporation taps into anti-corruption sector
  

• NEW YORK - StoneTurn makes UK cuts
  

• LONDON - Former Cameron strategist helps FGS and Sanctuary

• CHICAGO/SACRAMENTO - JS Held waves bye to branches
  

France's online influence warfare doctrine makes slow progress in face of administrative complexities 

Digital information warfare has become a hot topic at the Elysee, but implementing the French government's strategy on the matter is proving complex as the different state departments each jostle for a role.

• ISRAEL/JORDAN - Shin Bet boss caught out in Aqaba

• RUSSIA/FINLAND - Putin rewards his envoys to Finland

• CHINA - Xi prepares for possible war with changes to military legal system

• RUSSIA - FSB steps up surveillance of IT operators

• UNITED STATES - OFAC works towards better public-private interaction

• FRANCE/ARABIA - Tensions over alcohol supply chains

Are French pilots about to train on Chinese jets? 

Last year we reported that French pilots were training their counterparts in the People's Liberation Army. We have since learned that Chinese aircraft could be used to train French military aviators.

Despite uncertainties, French Olympic Games security tech unit thinking long-term 

Security technology experimentation being conducted by French startups ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris could lead to a permanent laboratory being set up, despite ongoing difficulties.

• PARIS - Stevan Perrot joins Sahar as new COO

• MUNICH - German military wants to ramp up laser communication capacity

• BRUSSELS - GMVIS Skysoft and Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre provide aviation cybersecurity skills to European Defence Agency 

Jacques Salognon gets back to work with Wide Int after Deveryware sale 

The former chairman of geolocation services provider Deveryware, Salognon is pursuing his cyber intelligence technologies business through his new company Wide Int.

• IRAQ - Talabani cousins revive family feud
  

• UNITED STATES - Intelligence committee inspects National Cyber Guard

• RUSSIA - The Kremlin's nuclear weapons 'leaks'

• FRANCE - DGSE's secret funds or special funds?

• FRANCE - Public auditor seeks closer cooperation between Tracfin and financial prosecutor

• CHINA - Beijing eyes Southern states to realise international security vision
  

Paris relaunches New Caledonian spatial and intelligence hub 

A new satellite receiver is to be installed at the Nouméa-La Tontouta air base in New Caledonia, signalling the facility's growing importance in the Indo-Pacific regional power struggle against China.

• HERZLIYA/DUBAI - Israeli start-up Bold Analytics takes first steps at ISS World Middle East & Africa

• ABU DHABI - National Space Fund gets Council of Ministers approval
  

• PARIS - Citalid makes first foray in Gulf at GISEC

• NEW YORK - David Hochhauser to head Convexum's US branch

• PARIS - MPP returns to protect LVMH  

• MIAMI - Harrington flies solo again after 5 Stones

• NEW YORK - Nardello returns to Asia

Anticiper seeks to export DRM's Battle Lab to private sector 

The four cofounders of the French firm Anticiper have taken inspiration from French military Intelligence Campus tools to develop solutions for private companies.