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German security sector eyes 2026 World Cup, Vigilant Labs recruits, Variston exposed by Google, Anton Ivanov joins Technology Innovation Institute, Jerome Pasinetti heads Rhea Cybersecurité France

Whether in SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT or cyber, we report each week on developments great and small in the world of the technical intelligence providers.

Frankfurt/WashingtonGermany's security ecosystem gets in gear for World Cup 2026.

SydneyVigilant Labs rallies L3 Trenchant's exploit hunters.

BarcelonaGerman Ralf Wegener's cyber-intelligence firm Variston in Google spotlight.

Abu DhabiAnton Ivanov appointed to head Technology Innovation Institute's space research.

ParisJérôme Pasinetti appointed to head Rhea Cybersecurité France.

Bernhard Pawlak brings Israeli cyber to Germany

The 2Market Europe boss and former head of sales at Q Cyber Technologies (aka NSO Group) is helping international cyber specialists lay down roots in Germany.

Despite controversies, private security firm Asgaard pursues international development

Two former employees of Asgaard German Security Guards Consulting were recently convicted of trying to transport fighters to Yemen, while the firm's CEO has also been accused of violent far-right connections. But that hasn't stopped the company from making inroads into new, especially African, markets.

Andreas Mitsis plays go-between for Greek military and German arms industry

Rheinmetall and KMW's local partner, EODH president Andreas Mitsis, is hard at work in Athens to secure major land defence contracts for the two German arms manufacturers. But the country's decision-makers are lukewarm about these potential deals, which come as Greece faces budgetary constraints linked to Europe's energy crisis.

New Berlin Advisors Group has Kurdish connections

At a time when Germany is in the grip of an energy crisis, the newly established Berlin Advisors Group is hoping to capitalise on the various activities and connections of its four founding firms, whose bosses already work together.

Veterans of Germany's defunct cyber firm FinFisher pursue new avenues

Ex-Finfisher CEO Georg Magg has been appointed to head the European branch of US cybersecurity firm SilverSky, while Martin Johannes Münch, the brains behind Finfisher's Trojan Horse, is now in the UAE.

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EC launches hybrid warfare centre, ICEYE hires Apeldoorn, Plath appoints lobbyists, Carbyne's advisory board slims

Whether in SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT and cyber, we report each week on developments great and small in the world of the technical intelligence providers.

BrusselsEuropean Commission orders hybrid warfare centre in response to Russian threat

Paris/HelsinkiJeffrey Apeldoorn takes charge of ICEYE public contracts in Europe.

BerlinPlath seeks to influence German defence policy.

New York/Tel-AvivCarbyne's advisory board slims.

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Saudi Arabian aeronautical agent Al Zeer, dropped by Boeing, revived by Rheinmetall

An allliance between the German defence industry giant and Al Zeer's MAZ has given a new lease of life to one of Riyadh's oldest aeronautical agents, despite its financial and legal woes in the US.

The Agencies' Gazette
Russia's mobilisation, Shin Bet in Dubai, Belloni, Kyiv presses Berlin

Appointments, reforms and key issues: every Monday, Intelligence Online reports on developments great and small in the global intelligence community. This week, we bring news from Dubai, Moscow, Rome and Berlin.

Israel/United Arab EmiratesShin Bet lays down its terms for Dubai airport.

RussiaRussian army also struggling to find instructors for its mobilisation.

Germany/Ukraine New Ukrainian ambassador in Berlin arrives with heavy workload.

ItalyMeloni's government changes skip past Elisabetta Belloni.

The Agencies' Gazette
Russia's mobilisation, PUK ends internal feud, EU's foresight hub, France's cyber security plan at UN, defence attachés' battles in Indo-Pacific region

Appointments, reforms and key issues: every Monday, Intelligence Online reports on developments great and small in the global intelligence community. This week, we bring news from Moscow, Erbil, New York, Helsinki and Brussels.

RussiaMobilisation a pretext for settling scores between siloviki and opponents.

IraqThe Patriotic Union of Kurdistan puts end to internal feud.

European UnionEEAS seeks private sector contractor for future strategic foresight hub.

France/Germany/United StatesMacron tries to revive cyber action programme at UN.

United States/ChinaBattle of defence attachés in Indo-Pacific region.

Germany's ThyssenKrupp may be sidelined from Saudi hydrogen projects

Green hydrogen production has become a priority in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030 strategy and the Neom project does not pass muster. Germany's ThyssenKrupp, strongly backed by the German government to win contracts in the Arabian-Persian Gulf, could miss out on one of Saudi Arabia's biggest projects.

Hakluyt strenghtens its team in Germany

The British consulting and corporate intelligence firm Hakluyt has been beefing up its Frankfurt office, perceived as a potential growth area on the European continent.

Monarch well placed for contract to audit future new elections in Iraq

With Iraq still without a government, German company Monarch has already been able to carry out a real-life test of its democracy protection service. The privately owned group carried out physical and cyber security audits during the country's last parliamentary elections.

The Agencies' Gazette
Charles III's spies, Iraqi Mukhabarat mobilised, Confucius Institutes under US pressure, research at GCHQ, German counter-espionage and France's CNRLT

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets from the global intelligence community and this week we're heading to Kerbala, Washington, London, Berlin and Paris.

United Kingdom Charles III, King of Spies

Iraq Intelligence services suit up ahead of Arba'een pilgrimage

United States/China Pressure mounts on Confucius institutes

United Kingdom GCHQ creates a behavioural science research centre to screen hires

Germany Doubts over counter-terrorism, now counter-espionage

France New candidate for the CNRLT

Germany's Gauff Engineering plays key role in reconstruction of Syria's water infrastructure

The authorities in Damascus, who are continuing to look for international groups able to play a role in the country's reconstruction, are intensifying their efforts in this direction in cooperation with the UN and the Red Cross.

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Naval Group and Rheinmetall contracts caught up in Malaysian anti-corruption audit

Intelligence Online has seen the full audit report - not the redacted public version - on Naval Group's corvette sale programme to the Royal Malaysian Navy. The report focuses on financial dealings between the BNS shipyard and Germany's Rheinmetall Group, but a secret section looks at potential corrupt practices in ancillary contracts that followed the sale of submarines in 2002.