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French cyber in Riyadh, STM tests ISR underwater drone, Raytheon Cyber develops Naval Information Warfare Center tools

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

Riyadh French cyber brainstorms plans for Saudi Arabia

Ankara STM and Havelsan trial underwater drones in sea

Charleston Raytheon Cyber wins Naval Information Warfare Centre's cyber R&D

French DRSD scours internet to protect small defence providers' reputation

The French defence security intelligence directorate has embarked on a mission to counter information-based interference in order to protect small and medium-sized defence companies from reputational attacks.

Anti-ISIS fighter contests DGSI surveillance that led to his trial for terrorism

The defence team of a former French soldier of the Kurdish YPG, who fought against the Islamic State in Syria alongside the French special forces, has filed suit against the DGSI, France's domestic intelligence agency, over its surveillance of him that led to his trial for terrorism.

The Agencies' Gazette
USAID, US interference control, French military intelligence, DNI's Asia-focused OSINT, Richard Barlow

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

BelarusWashington appoints new Office of Transition Initiatives representative

United StatesIntelligence keeps watch of foreign funding for universities

FranceDefence intelligence agency to monitor French veterans working for foreign companies

United StatesDirector of National Intelligence's Asia-focused OSINT

United Kingdom/Pakistan/United StatesAnother Richard Barlow in the Pakistani diplomatic sphere

Uzbekistan eyes French Rafale fighter planes

A potential defence sales opportunity also opened up during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to the Uzbek capital Tashkent on 2 November, when energy and mining contracts were signed with TotalEnergies and Orano.

France's Leroy Merlin, Lafarge and Sucden face tricky Russia exit

Intelligence Online reveals the latest tactics adopted by French companies that have kept a foothold in Russia, in the face of increasingly costly departure conditions.

Air France vs. Emirates rivalry puts bilateral relations to the test

Civil aviation competition could put a dent in the United Arab Emirates and France's steady bilateral relations, with two of their flag carriers pushing to take on additional flights between the two countries.

The Agencies' Gazette
China-Italy talks, Polish tank rearmament, DGSI's new HQ, Consensus on intel classification in Congress

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

ItalyGiorgia Meloni closes door on China talks

PolandPiotr Trytek in charge of tank rearmament programme

FranceFirst spade in the ground for DGSI HQs in 2024

United StatesConsensus on intelligence overclassification in Congress underway

Franco-Russian chamber of commerce in line for shake-up

The CCFR is planning to split its different activities as it looks for new business opportunities and ways to refill its coffers.

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Kyiv promotes cyber sharing, Iran deploys Cobra V8 jammer, DGSE after AI data analysis

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

Kyiv RNBO promotes cyber collaboration

Tehran Iran's Revolutionary Guard receives first Cobra V8 SIGINT

Paris DGSE develops AI algorithms on databases

French embassy in Moscow drops long-standing security contractor

The French embassy in the Russian capital has taken on a new private security firm to avoid the reputational and compliance risks attached to its existing contractor.

French Defence and Foreign ministries disagree on Indo-Pacific policy

The French Foreign Ministry is pushing for an "all sector" strategy in the Indo-Pacific, while the defence ministry is in favour of preserving its influence in the Indian Ocean.

After Ardian and Tikehau in Abu Dhabi, Eurazeo tries luck in Riyadh

Following the growing trend of French investment funds opening offices close to Gulf sovereign wealth funds, Eurazeo is seeking to set up a base in Riyadh.

French MPs slam special funds budget as miscalculated

There is a recurring theme in the French special funds verification committee's detailed 2021 report: those funds' budgets are systematically underestimated.

The Agencies' Gazette
DPR and fiscal intelligence, La France Insoumise and the CNCTR

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

FranceParliamentary intelligence delegation still queries new fiscal intelligence unit

FranceParliament rejects La France Insoumise support of intelligence techniques surveillance unit