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Tolga Orkun, Consulate Generale of Turkey in Burgas visits the Turkish command ship during the eighth activation of the MCM Black Sea, in Burgas, Bulgaria, on 12 January 2026.
Tolga Orkun, Consulate Generale of Turkey in Burgas visits the Turkish command ship during the eighth activation of the MCM Black Sea, in Burgas, Bulgaria, on 12 January 2026. © Dzhanan Mehmed Ismail/Anadolu via AFP

Spotlight | Turkey
Secret plans emerge for a Black Sea naval alliance with Ukraine and Russia

A confidential project for a naval coalition in the Black Sea, led by Turkey, is being discussed among the countries bordering its waters. The alliance is conditional on peace being agreed between Kyiv and Moscow.
LogoSubscribers only Operations, Defence, Back-door diplomacy 27.01.2026
An Overkill attack drone from Taiwanese manufacturer Thunder Tiger Corp. French group Parrot has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with this firm.
An Overkill attack drone from Taiwanese manufacturer Thunder Tiger Corp. French group Parrot has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with this firm. © Annabelle Chih/Getty Images Asiapac/Getty Images via AFP

France, Taiwan
Parrot making discreet inroads in Taiwan, a promising market after Ukraine

The French drone manufacturer last year stepped up its contacts and visits to Taiwan, signing partnerships with Taiwanese manufacturers whose clients include the US military. Having decoupled from Chinese suppliers, the company is also expanding its supply chain on the island.
LogoSubscribers only Defence, Contractors 26.01.2026
Île Longue, in Finistère, France, home to the country's fleet of nuclear submarines, has been targeted by drone flights in recent months.
Île Longue, in Finistère, France, home to the country's fleet of nuclear submarines, has been targeted by drone flights in recent months. © Peter Seyfferth/imageBroker/MaxPPP

France
France finalising rules for destroying drones over no-fly zones

Following several drone overflights of strategic sites, France's General Secretariat for Defence and National Security is drawing up a legal framework to counter the threat. The method for precisely defining the no-fly zones concerned has yet to be decided.
LogoSubscribers only Defence 26.01.2026

The Agencies' Gazette
NSA head's confirmation, Syrian spymaster's sister, DGSI and Tracfin in Corsica, CCP eyes European talents, Comcyber-MI exit

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

United StatesEnd to NSA's interim period in sight

SyriaSister of Syrian spy chief no longer in prison

FranceTracfin and DGSI mobilised to tackle organised crime in Corsica

ChinaCCP targets hiring of European experts

FranceStart-up Flowdesk pinches from Comcyber-MI
LogoSubscribers only 26.01.2026

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