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Australia, France, Israel, United States
Counter-UAV tech, the new frontier in interception

As interception specialists face increasing legal exposure, many are putting their skills to use in counter-drone tactics instead. [...]

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Surveillance & Interception

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United States
DARPA looks for vulnerabilities in cyber-physical systems

The US Department of Defense's latest obsession, cyber-physical systems, contain physical components and cyber elements whose vulnerabilities could impact the physical world. Under its Faithful Integrated Reverse-Engineering and Exploitation programme, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking for tools able to secure those types of systems.

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Iraq
Cerbair's anti-drone system sparks interest of Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service

As drone attacks increase in Baghdad, the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service is making moves to tackle the threat. It has shown interest in the systems developed by French company Cerbair despite US domination of the local defence market.

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Spotlight | Qatar, United States
Al Fardan clan central to Qatar World Cup anti-drone procurement

In a hurry to acquire anti-drone solutions in time for the World Cup in November, Qatar's interior ministry entrusted the process to the Al Fardan clan, which has selected US companies, already well-connected in Doha.

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Patriarch Hussain Ibrahim al-Fardan, at the head of a group active in all sectors of the Qatari economy.

Israel, Singapore
NSO keeps a foot in Singapore thanks to TRD

In a bad position in Singapore on cyber intelligence, NSO Group maintains a presence in the city-state thanks to local anti-drone technology integrator TRD Consultancy, which distributes the products of its subsidiary Convexum.

Subscriber Surveillance & Interception 30.05.2022

Europe
Contract-hungry industry tries to weigh in as Interpol charts standards for anti-drone measures

Interpol will soon be issuing its first recommendations on anti-drone measures. The industry is involved in this process that will structure the global market, and is trying to make its voice heard.

Subscriber International Dealmaking 19.04.2022

Israel
Wayout and Convexum step back from Israel's struggling NSO Group

Added to the US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) blacklist in November last year, the Israeli cybersecurity firm NSO Group is in increasing financial difficulty, prompting its IoT interception and anti-drone subsidiaries to distance themselves.

Subscriber Surveillance & Interception 02.02.2022

Spotlight | India, United Kingdom, United States
Aditya Jain follows in the footsteps of cyber privateer Rajat Khare under the watchful eye of Indian intelligence

After having drawn little attention to date, Aditya Jain, who works as a consultant for PWC, has been forced into public view by the North Carolina court handling a computer piracy case brought by former arms transporter Farhad Azima against the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.

Subscriber Surveillance & Interception 04.11.2021

Spotlight | India
Western anti-drone specialists home in on Indian market

After having suffered a number of incidents involving drones, India is looking to update its capacity to combat drone attacks. The contracts which are likely to follow are attracting new entrants to the anti-drone market, particularly German, Australian and American companies, which are looking to forge links with local distributors.

Subscriber Surveillance & Interception 30.09.2021

France
Nuances Technologies in pole position to win prison anti-drone contract

Nuances Technologies, KEAS, MC2 Technologies and Roboost have been shortlisted in the French ministry of justice's anti-drone systems tender.

Subscriber Surveillance & Interception 16.09.2021

Israel, United States
Israel's D-Fend sacks North America director as its star rises in US

The Israeli anti-drone firm D-Fend Solutions is going all out to distance itself from its former head of North American business, Terry DiVittorio, the former president of NSO's US subsidiary.

Subscriber Surveillance & Interception 08.09.2021

France
French army styles own counter-drone system

For want of a suitable product to buy despite a broad offer, the French army is, as we understand, developing its own system to neutralise mini-drones.

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Europe
IntellSec purveys Western cyber-intelligence tools in Balkans

There is a growing interest in the Serbian cyber marketplace, where IntellSec is fast becoming a main entry point to government and industry contracts.

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Israel
Bindecy lays hands on struggling cyber security firm Merlinx

The flailing Israeli company has been swallowed up by the smaller vulnerability research firm Bindecy.

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France
France's prisons open their gates to the anti-drone brigade

The French justice ministry plans to equip the country's prisons with anti-drone protection systems. The names of its would-be suppliers is an indication of the importance of the contract with its intelligence, defence and private security implications.

Subscriber Surveillance & Interception 31.05.2021

Australia
US SpecterOps to buff up Australian spymasters' cybersecurity skills

The Australian Signals Directorate has hired American firm SpecterOps to train its agents as part of a strategy to strengthen its cyber incident response capacity.

Subscriber Surveillance & Interception 06.05.2021

Spotlight | France
Special Forces test French drones' intelligence capabilities

As France's military procurement unit and defence innovation agency ramp up their drone programmes, the Air Force's special forces are beginning to test the intelligence-gathering capabilities of home-grown manufacturers during their annual drill.

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Europe, Qatar, United States
Doha tries to sell drones to Europe

John Hardwick, the new chief executive of Barzan Aeronautical (IOL 873), toured Europe last month with the firm's counsel Christopher [...]

Subscriber Corporate Intelligence 07.04.2021

China, France
Interior ministry finally studies risk of using Chinese DJI drones

The French interior ministry, which is preparing to renew its drone fleet with solutions from the Chinese manufacturer DJI, commissioned an audit to look into warnings it has received about the firm.

Subscriber Surveillance & Interception 01.04.2021

Qatar, United States
Hardwick goes from private investigation to spy drone development

After a real estate veteran, a former private investigator is now at the helm of Barzan Aeronautical. The American subsidiary [...]

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France, Israel, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
Gulf race underway to procure SIGINT technology for drones

Gulf states are looking to procure drone interceptions, or SIGINT, equipment. It became clear at the recent IDEX defence fair, attended by a number of companies that market the technology.

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Spotlight | Qatar, United States
Nightwarden, Qatar's first drone, targets maiden flight

Funded by Qatari state-owned conglomerate Barzan Holdings, the new Nightwarden observation drone, which can be armed, has been developed secretly in the United States.

Subscriber International Dealmaking 16.03.2021

France
Cerbair brings ex-cyber-privateer Rajat Khare to Paris

In Cerbair's announcement of its €5.5 million capital increase on February 6, the anti-drone specialist reveals that Boundary Holding is [...]

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Department 13
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United States
DARPA looks for vulnerabilities in cyber-physical systems

Iraq
Cerbair's anti-drone system sparks interest of Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service

Spotlight | Qatar, United States
Al Fardan clan central to Qatar World Cup anti-drone procurement

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NSO keeps a foot in Singapore thanks to TRD

Europe
Contract-hungry industry tries to weigh in as Interpol charts standards for anti-drone measures

Israel
Wayout and Convexum step back from Israel's struggling NSO Group

Spotlight | India, United Kingdom, United States
Aditya Jain follows in the footsteps of cyber privateer Rajat Khare under the watchful eye of Indian intelligence

Spotlight | India
Western anti-drone specialists home in on Indian market

France
Nuances Technologies in pole position to win prison anti-drone contract

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Israel's D-Fend sacks North America director as its star rises in US

France
French army styles own counter-drone system

Europe
IntellSec purveys Western cyber-intelligence tools in Balkans

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Bindecy lays hands on struggling cyber security firm Merlinx

France
France's prisons open their gates to the anti-drone brigade

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US SpecterOps to buff up Australian spymasters' cybersecurity skills

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Special Forces test French drones' intelligence capabilities

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Doha tries to sell drones to Europe

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Interior ministry finally studies risk of using Chinese DJI drones

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Hardwick goes from private investigation to spy drone development

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Gulf race underway to procure SIGINT technology for drones

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Insiders | China Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Australia, France, Israel, United States Counter-UAV tech, the new frontier in interception

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United States DARPA looks for vulnerabilities in cyber-physical systems

Iraq Cerbair's anti-drone system sparks interest of Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service

Spotlight | Qatar, United States Al Fardan clan central to Qatar World Cup anti-drone procurement

Israel, Singapore NSO keeps a foot in Singapore thanks to TRD

Europe Contract-hungry industry tries to weigh in as Interpol charts standards for anti-drone measures

Israel Wayout and Convexum step back from Israel's struggling NSO Group

Spotlight | India, United Kingdom, United States Aditya Jain follows in the footsteps of cyber privateer Rajat Khare under the watchful eye of Indian intelligence

Spotlight | India Western anti-drone specialists home in on Indian market

France Nuances Technologies in pole position to win prison anti-drone contract

Israel, United States Israel's D-Fend sacks North America director as its star rises in US

France French army styles own counter-drone system

Europe IntellSec purveys Western cyber-intelligence tools in Balkans

Israel Bindecy lays hands on struggling cyber security firm Merlinx

France France's prisons open their gates to the anti-drone brigade

Australia US SpecterOps to buff up Australian spymasters' cybersecurity skills

Spotlight | France Special Forces test French drones' intelligence capabilities

Europe, Qatar, United States Doha tries to sell drones to Europe

China, France Interior ministry finally studies risk of using Chinese DJI drones

Qatar, United States Hardwick goes from private investigation to spy drone development

France, Israel, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States Gulf race underway to procure SIGINT technology for drones

Spotlight | Qatar, United States Nightwarden, Qatar's first drone, targets maiden flight

France Cerbair brings ex-cyber-privateer Rajat Khare to Paris

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Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Australia, France, Israel, United States
Counter-UAV tech, the new frontier in interception

United States
DARPA looks for vulnerabilities in cyber-physical systems

Iraq
Cerbair's anti-drone system sparks interest of Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service

Spotlight | Qatar, United States
Al Fardan clan central to Qatar World Cup anti-drone procurement

Israel, Singapore
NSO keeps a foot in Singapore thanks to TRD

Europe
Contract-hungry industry tries to weigh in as Interpol charts standards for anti-drone measures

Israel
Wayout and Convexum step back from Israel's struggling NSO Group

Spotlight | India, United Kingdom, United States
Aditya Jain follows in the footsteps of cyber privateer Rajat Khare under the watchful eye of Indian intelligence

Spotlight | India
Western anti-drone specialists home in on Indian market

France
Nuances Technologies in pole position to win prison anti-drone contract

Israel, United States
Israel's D-Fend sacks North America director as its star rises in US

France
French army styles own counter-drone system

Europe
IntellSec purveys Western cyber-intelligence tools in Balkans

Israel
Bindecy lays hands on struggling cyber security firm Merlinx

France
France's prisons open their gates to the anti-drone brigade

Australia
US SpecterOps to buff up Australian spymasters' cybersecurity skills

Spotlight | France
Special Forces test French drones' intelligence capabilities

Europe, Qatar, United States
Doha tries to sell drones to Europe

China, France
Interior ministry finally studies risk of using Chinese DJI drones

Qatar, United States
Hardwick goes from private investigation to spy drone development

France, Israel, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
Gulf race underway to procure SIGINT technology for drones

Spotlight | Qatar, United States
Nightwarden, Qatar's first drone, targets maiden flight

France
Cerbair brings ex-cyber-privateer Rajat Khare to Paris