France
French army contractor employee denied security clearance and fired over ties with Vietnam

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UK/ChinaBeijing strengthens London defence mission

USWashington to send riot control to Latin America

FranceManagement lessons from founder of DGSI intervention unit

China/Russia/North KoreaXi Jinping keeps military trilateral at arm's length

France/VietnamNo clearance for Vietnam-linked Ineo Defense employee

France
French court rules 'lack of discretion' by Dassault Systèmes officer poses security risk

France's DGA military procurement arm, along with the interior ministry, denied 'Secret France' and 'Top Secret France' clearance to a security officer at a Dassault Systèmes subsidiary. France's highest administrative court has ruled in agreement.

Vietnam
Hanoi picks North American cyber sleuths over long-standing provider

Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security has dropped its long-serving cyber intelligence provider, Israeli group Cellebrite, but is still allocating large budgets as it continues to pursue its cyber crackdown.

Taiwan, United States, Vietnam
Hanoi goes global in search for loitering munition parts

The People's Army of Vietnam's latest armament research programme has its engineers seeking parts from Taiwan and Finland to the US and Japan.

France, Vietnam
French companies hone their space intelligence business strategy in Hanoi

French firms now appear to have a well-oiled plan for selling their spy satellites to Hanoi, despite complex procurement conditions brought on by local anti-corruption investigations and the Vietnamese government's approach that is not in line with Paris.