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A Ukrainian anti-drone PC with Graphit and Vezha applications (real-time battlefield video analysis module) in use.
A Ukrainian anti-drone PC with Graphit and Vezha applications (real-time battlefield video analysis module) in use. © Intelligence Online

Gulf defences lack ecosystem to deploy Ukrainian interceptor drones

While Ukrainian interceptor drones are attracting interest from Gulf monarchies, their effectiveness relies on wider technological infrastructure. Data fusion, acoustic sensors and electronic warfare constitute an operational architecture that the region's militaries do not yet have.
LogoSubscribers only Cybersecurity, Defence 13.03.2026
Aramco Digital's private and secure mobile network, 'The National Industrial Network', will be used by several Saudi security agencies.
Aramco Digital's private and secure mobile network, "The National Industrial Network", will be used by several Saudi security agencies. © Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via AFP

Aramco steps in to bolster Saudi security amid delays to major communications project

While the large-scale defence communications programme remains delayed, Aramco Digital deployed a civil network in January. This will be used by the kingdom's security agencies pending delivery of the flagship defence project.
LogoSubscribers only Defence 03.03.2026
Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman surrounded by portraits of his father King Salman and Abdulaziz bin Saud, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia.
Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman surrounded by portraits of his father King Salman and Abdulaziz bin Saud, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia. © Brendan Smialowski/AFP

Spotlight
MbS faces delicate balancing act as he prepares to succeed King Salman

The cabinet reshuffle that shook up Saudi security circles on 12 February is just a prelude to a wider transformation, with other moves in the works. Such changes at the top of the regime aim to consolidate Mohammed bin Salman's succession to the throne.
LogoSubscribers only Back-door diplomacy 25.02.2026
Amin Hassan Nasser, CEO of Aramco, at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on 20 January 2026.
Amin Hassan Nasser, CEO of Aramco, at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on 20 January 2026. © Gian Ehrenzeller/Pool/EPA/MaxPPP

Aramco leans on ex-European and UK officials for pro-oil comms strategy

Encouraged by the "drill-baby-drill" ethos issuing from Washington, the energy giant Saudi Aramco has begun taking a harder line against renewables technology in its public messaging. To drive that campaign, its speechwriting team includes former Dutch and British government aides.
LogoSubscribers only Corporate Intel 19.02.2026

The Agencies' Gazette
Epstein files, Martello, EEAS and FTI Consulting

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

New YorkNardello, Riley Kiraly and Interfor among firms appearing in Epstein files

DubaiDisputes support firm Martello makes first hire in Middle East

RiyadhEU sticks with Argus Security Projects and Gulf Falcons Security & Protection

WashingtonFTI bounces back in financial investigation
LogoSubscribers only 11.02.2026

Spotlight
The Saudi prince at the heart of Riyadh and Islamabad's technical intelligence cooperation

Former Saudi regional governor Mansour bin Mohammed bin Saad Al Saud is establishing himself as the kingdom's political and commercial interface with Pakistan. His knowledge of the Pakistani business ecosystem, particularly in cyber and intelligence technologies, and his ties to the discreet subcontractors of Pakistan's most powerful intelligence service, make him particularly well-suited.

LogoSubscribers only Corporate Intel 16.10.2025
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meet in Riyadh on 17 September 2025.

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