Turkey, Ukraine
How Ankara is luring the best minds of Kyiv's defence industry

France, Ukraine
Thales Parade system prepped to defend Kyiv against Iranian and Russian drones

The Brave1 cluster launched by Ukraine to boost its buzzing defence industry has opened an opportunity for Thales to place its anti-drone system on the Kyiv market. The French firm's Parade system will soon be deployed with the Ukraine armed forces.

The Intelligence Gazette
MIT spending, DC quiet on pilots in China, Sergey Beseda in good form, Tracfin reform toughens, KGB takes swipe at MI6

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community, from Ankara to Moscow via Paris and London.

TurkeyIraq and Syria operations MIT's biggest expense

France/United StatesUS and UK left France out of loop over China pilot training

Russia/UkraineQuestions of Ukraine intel fail to shake Beseda from FSB

FranceFinance ministry's intelligence reform ramps up a notch

United Kingdom/RussiaRussian author takes swipe at MI6

Ukraine
Military intelligence expands mandate as its takes weapons trade under its wing

With state-owned arms trading firm SpetsTechnoExport now under its control, the military intelligence department GUR occupies a central position at the heart of Ukraine's defence industry.

India, Turkey, UAE
India's fallen signal intelligence king hawks Turkish drones to Dubai

From Dubai, where he now runs his firm specialising in intelligence equipment, Stratign, Anant Bindal is selling military drones. Branded as being his company, they are in fact designed by Turkish manufacturers.

Balkans, Turkey
Drone exports: Havelsan and STM zoom in on Bosnia to compete with rival Baykar

The two Turkish parastatals have no intention of being overtaken by their successful competitor Baykar, also from Turkey. On a recent trip to Sarajevo, both drone manufacturers took advantage of Baykar's absence to flaunt their wares to the defence ministry.

Turkey, Ukraine
MIT drives Ankara's cautious pro-Ukraine stance

Keen to show its support to Kyiv without alienating Russia, Turkey has had a fine balancing act to play since the start of the Ukraine conflict. Continued drone sales to Volodymyr Zelensky have put its relations with Moscow to the test.

Russia, Turkey, Ukraine
Turkey navigates narrow strait between Ukrainian defence and Russian gas

Turkey has been on good terms with Ukraine for several years, particularly in defence, however it is too soon to break things off with Russia, one of its key gas suppliers.