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SINGAPORE UNITED STATES 02/06/2023

ST Engineering builds up its presence in Washington as it looks to boost its drone capacities

To improve its naval drone expertise, ST Engineering is drawing on the services of a small army of consultants, many with a US Navy background. Some of them recently joined a low-profile special purpose acquisition vehicle.

CHINA THAILAND UNITED STATES 01/06/2023

Thai defence firm ACEIS clarifies links with China to lure US

In a bid to build stronger ties with the US defence industry, Thai firm ACEIS has had to clarify any potential associations that could be made online between it and Chinese companies, especially strategic ones.

UNITED STATES 31/05/2023

L3Harris faces lawsuit from ex-business facilitator

C2 Associates, a consultancy of ex-Pentagon and Congress staffers, claims it is owed large sums of unpaid fees from defence group L3Harris, which it helped to win contracts with the US Air Force.

EUROPE FRANCE GREECE UNITED STATES 29/05/2023

Indictment exposes SVR industrial spy's former defence partners

While the US Department of Justice's probe into Greek businessman Nikolaos Bogonikolos focuses on goods illegally exported to Russia's intelligence services, the man at the heart of the investigation long worked in the same circles as several European defence groups. Their expertise may have been transferred to Moscow.

FRANCE PHILIPPINES SOUTH KOREA UNITED STATES 24/05/2023

Foreign trade and diplomacy goals converge in Philippines' Agila Subic shipyard

Aguila Subic shipyard, Philippines. © Francis R. Malasig/EPA/MaxPPP

GERMANY UNITED STATES 19/05/2023

US command in Europe hires help to strengthen logistics in Miesau, Germany

Locally-based veteran US consultant Benjamin French is helping US Command in Europe to build up its presence in south-western Germany.

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INDONESIA QATAR UNITED STATES 18/05/2023

David Haworth, the ex-US Air Force pilot advising Jakarta on its aircraft acquisitions Free

The Indonesian defence minister Prabowo Subianto is increasingly turning to Western consultants to help equip his air force. Those consultants also appear to be linked to Qatar.

SpotlightAUSTRALIA UNITED STATES 16/05/2023

Burdeshaw, AECOM, Civic Partnership and CMAX maintain US presence in Australian defence sector

US defence manufacturers looking to cash in on Australian defence contracts can count on the support of an extensive local network of American advisers and lobbyists in the naval, air, cyber and space sectors.

TURKEY UNITED STATES 10/05/2023

ISR firm Sierra Nevada caught up in Turkish electoral battle

Sierra Nevada Corporation, a long-standing ISR supplier to the US and Turkish intelligence communities, has become embroiled in a political power-struggle ahead of Turkey's elections. If the opposition wins, new contracts could be in the offing.

POLAND UNITED STATES 04/05/2023

Poland negotiates offset deals for new US Apache and Patriot orders

Having become a logistics hub for allied reinforcements for Ukraine, Poland is also looking to beef up its own military firepower and is currently negotiating offset arrangements associated with its acquisition of US materiel.

UKRAINE UNITED STATES 28/04/2023

Washington hires Bizzell to help Kyiv reinforce northeastern border

Ukraine's state border guard service has been a critical unit since the outbreak of the war. It is in charge of monitoring the border with Belarus and liberated areas, with help from the US State Department's Frankfurt base, which has been rallying its own contractors in support.

TAIWAN UNITED STATES 26/04/2023

The business council helping American weapons manufacturers boost arms sales to Taipei

A delegation of US weapons manufacturers led by the US-Taiwan Business Council (USTBC) is expected in Taipei in early May to meet with President Tsai Ing-wen to discuss potential new deals.

ARGENTINA CHINA UNITED STATES 17/04/2023

Top US general travels to Buenos Aires in bid to block China's JF-17 Thunder aircraft deal

A delegation from the Pentagon is expected to arrive in Buenos Aires on Monday in an effort to convince Argentinian authorities to hold off on several strategic defence agreements with Beijing.

FRANCE GERMANY SAUDI ARABIA UNITED STATES 12/04/2023

Airbus looks for new approach in Saudi Arabia as Boeing returns to kingdom's civil aviation market

Following the award of a massive new aircraft contract to Boeing by the Saudi authorities, the European aircraft manufacturer is looking to reorganise its sales strategy to ensure it keeps its place in the kingdom's aviation sector.

SpotlightSAUDI ARABIA UNITED STATES 11/04/2023

Boeing struggles to convert commercial success into Saudi defence contracts

While the US aircraft manufacturer has won strong commercial success with Saudi's Riyadh Air and Saudia Airlines it is having trouble locking in contracts with the country's defence industry. It is exploring several new strategic approaches, and even considering relocating its programmes with AlSalam Aerospace to the US.

UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES 11/04/2023

British MP Daniel Kawczynski nurtures defence business network to find footing in Washington

The British Conservative MP Daniel Kawczynsk has been strengthening his ties in US defence circles, guided by discreet consultants Joe Anwyl and Donald Wightman.

UNITED STATES VIETNAM 04/04/2023

Bell flies full speed ahead on helicopter sales in Vietnam

US manufacturer Bell was part of a large business delegation that travelled to Hanoi in March. It hopes to sell helicopters to the Ministry of Public Safety in Hanoi. For the first time since the two countries were at war, Vietnamese helicopter pilots are being trained on US soil.

SYRIA UNITED STATES 30/03/2023

Washington rallies local companies around new jihadist prison project in northeastern Syria

The US is funding the construction of a new detention centre in northeastern Syria, while its local partner, the Syrian Democratic Forces, has been tasked with selecting suitable companies for the project.

UNITED STATES VIETNAM 30/03/2023

Not over for Lockheed Martin on spy satellite tender Free

The US defence giant Lockheed Martin is back in the running for a contract to provide Vietnam with an observation satellite. With the US willing to evoke ITAR to block the initial winner of the contract, Israel Aerospace Industries, and Airbus seeming to have fallen behind, its chances of taking the lead have increased.

CHINA SAUDI ARABIA UNITED STATES 29/03/2023

Saudi Ajlan & Bros eyes Chinese Norinco's observation satellites

After axing Scopa Industries' US projects, Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Ajlan now has free rein to team with China's US-sanctioned defence industry.

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INTERNATIONAL DEALMAKING

ST Engineering builds up its presence in Washington as it looks to boost its drone capacities

Thai defence firm ACEIS clarifies links with China to lure US

L3Harris faces lawsuit from ex-business facilitator

Indictment exposes SVR industrial spy's former defence partners

Foreign trade and diplomacy goals converge in Philippines' Agila Subic shipyard

US command in Europe hires help to strengthen logistics in Miesau, Germany

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David Haworth, the ex-US Air Force pilot advising Jakarta on its aircraft acquisitions Free

Burdeshaw, AECOM, Civic Partnership and CMAX maintain US presence in Australian defence sector

ISR firm Sierra Nevada caught up in Turkish electoral battle

Poland negotiates offset deals for new US Apache and Patriot orders

Washington hires Bizzell to help Kyiv reinforce northeastern border

The business council helping American weapons manufacturers boost arms sales to Taipei

Top US general travels to Buenos Aires in bid to block China's JF-17 Thunder aircraft deal

Airbus looks for new approach in Saudi Arabia as Boeing returns to kingdom's civil aviation market

Boeing struggles to convert commercial success into Saudi defence contracts

British MP Daniel Kawczynski nurtures defence business network to find footing in Washington

Bell flies full speed ahead on helicopter sales in Vietnam

Washington rallies local companies around new jihadist prison project in northeastern Syria

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Saudi Ajlan & Bros eyes Chinese Norinco's observation satellites

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