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Pleiades postponed

Astrium needs the high definition constellation Pleiades to beef up its services. But France's general staff is not in a hurry to get the new satellites into orbit.

Subscribers only Defence 05.01.2011

Thanks to its network of well-connected contacts in the French capital, Moscow has obtained Paris' commitment to help with its security concerns in exchange for its purchase of two BPC helicopter carriers.

Subscribers only 05.01.2011

Thales bids for air base contract

Thales is poised to place a bid with the Iraqi defence ministry to refurbish and handle security at six of [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 05.01.2011

Private security: SGDSN’s plan

The Secretariat General de la Defense et de la Securite Nationale (SGDSN), which answers to the Prime Minister, has completed [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 05.01.2011

Marc Pimond

Marc Pimond, former head of counter-terrorism at the DGSE, took [...]

Subscribers only 05.01.2011

A peak into DGSE's secret archives

The French public broadcaster France 5 plans to air a four-part documentary in the New Year on the history of French espionage. The documentary contains previously unseen footage and some frank revelations.

Subscribers only 15.12.2010

What Assad told Sarkozy

Bashar al-Assad recently went to the Elysees Palace without an advisor for a meeting with French president Nicolas Sarkozy. The two talked only about Lebanon. A chill in relations between the two countries is hurting French companies.

Subscribers only 15.12.2010

Untold story of SR-Air

Jean Danis, a former member of SR-Air, the French air force’s intelligence service, has notched up a first in the [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 15.12.2010

Financiers circle Geos

The investment fund Halisol is strengthening its hold over Geos, which is in the throes of an internal crisis. Other financiers also have their eye on the group.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 15.12.2010

Galland's bridge over troubled water

After six years as Suez Environnement 's head of safety/security, Frank Galland, 37, has left to establish his own firm, [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 15.12.2010

Recruiting naval commandos

The protection of merchant shipping off the coast of Somalia provides significant employment opportunities to former French servicemen who trained [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 15.12.2010

Bucy's business diplomats

Founded a year ago by Nicolas Bourillon the consulting firm Bucy & Associates has recruited two new directors.

Subscribers only 15.12.2010

Ann Taylor

Ann Taylor, formerly the minister for international defence in Gordon [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 15.12.2010

AQIM ‘s counter-measures

Anti terrorism experts are pondering the usefulness of the French [...]

Subscribers only Operations 15.12.2010

Air France caught in arms negotiations

While Air France has expressed its opposition to a third [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 15.12.2010

Forensic & Legal Services

Forensic & Legal Services, the firm that investigated the computer [...]

Subscribers only 15.12.2010

ESL & Network

ESL & Network is to take control of the lobbying [...]

Subscribers only 15.12.2010

Epee

Epee, the security company headed by Jacques Hogard, the former [...]

Subscribers only 15.12.2010

More ENA graduates at the DGSE

The DGSE management is modernising, with the arrival of more civil servants from France's elite administration school.

Subscribers only 01.12.2010

Sahel hostage conundrum

Paris is struggling to fathom the internal functioning of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), to facilitate the release of the five Areva workers taken hostage in Niger.

Subscribers only Defence 01.12.2010

MPs take on confidentiality law

French MPs are calling for the right to know when civil and military contracts are guaranteed by the state. The Finance Ministry is not in favour.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 01.12.2010

No framework for private armies

While the French government considers that the Swiss-developed international code of conduct for private armies dispenses with the need for [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 01.12.2010

Sokol orbits Geos

After trying to open its own commercial bureau in France, the private security firm Sokol, which operates in Ukraine and Russia, has now teamed with Geos.

Subscribers only 01.12.2010

Jacques Douffiagues

Jacques Douffiagues, who headed Sofresa, the former French defence ministry [...]

Subscribers only 01.12.2010

Ali Mamlouk

Ali Mamlouk, head of Syria's General Intelligence, was in Paris [...]

Subscribers only 01.12.2010

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All articles - France

Pleiades postponed

Making of Mistral deal

Thales bids for air base contract

Private security: SGDSN’s plan

Marc Pimond

A peak into DGSE's secret archives

What Assad told Sarkozy

Untold story of SR-Air

Financiers circle Geos

Galland's bridge over troubled water

Recruiting naval commandos

Bucy's business diplomats

Ann Taylor

AQIM ‘s counter-measures

Air France caught in arms negotiations

Forensic & Legal Services

ESL & Network

Epee

More ENA graduates at the DGSE

Sahel hostage conundrum

MPs take on confidentiality law

No framework for private armies

Sokol orbits Geos

Jacques Douffiagues

Ali Mamlouk

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Pleiades postponed

Making of Mistral deal

Thales bids for air base contract

Private security: SGDSN’s plan

Marc Pimond

A peak into DGSE's secret archives

What Assad told Sarkozy

Untold story of SR-Air

Financiers circle Geos

Galland's bridge over troubled water

Recruiting naval commandos

Bucy's business diplomats

Ann Taylor

AQIM ‘s counter-measures

Air France caught in arms negotiations

Forensic & Legal Services

ESL & Network

Epee

More ENA graduates at the DGSE

Sahel hostage conundrum

MPs take on confidentiality law

No framework for private armies

Sokol orbits Geos

Jacques Douffiagues

Ali Mamlouk

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