Bolstered by al-Nahyan family partnership, Tomer Avnon targets regional markets

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• LONDON - former Met officer Johnston waves goodbye to Creativity Software.

Israel's Skylock brought into Ukrainian anti-drone battlefield by Lithuania's NT Service 

Skylock, the anti-drone subsidary of Israel's Avnon, is supplying materiel to the Ukrainian army indirectly through its Lithuanian partner NT Service - an arrangement that avoids embarassing 'neutral' Israel.

UAE's sovereign fund Tawazun seeks military procurement role in the French mould 

Tawazun, the UAE's civil sovereign fund which handles military procurement, is being empowered to coordinate all state military programmes under the impetus of national security adviser Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The fund is seeking advisers to help it build a more structured local defence industry.

Israel and new Gulf allies consider setting up common security structure 

Faced with an increasing number of drone attacks organised by Iran, Israel and the Gulf countries are planning to set up a new defence structure, the details of which have still to be defined.

Bahrain reorganises intelligence services to work closer with Israel 

Bahrain is determined to beef up the technological capacities of its intelligence services and strengthen its cooperation with Israel, its Strategic Security Bureau now dealing directly with Israeli intelligence.

QinetiQ offshoot Houbara helps UAE develop defence R&D capacity 

Via sovereign defence fund Tawazun, Abu Dhabi, which is looking to develop its research and development capacity, has struck a deal with local QinetiQ group subsidiary Houbara. The firm's brief is to pass on its British military know-how to the Emirati armed forces.

Israel's sleight of hand cyber exports ban 

According to Israel's leading financial newspaper, the Calcalist, the Israeli Ministry of Defence has set new restrictions on the export of dual-use goods and technologies to Saudi Arabia, the Emirates and some thirty other countries.

International Golden Group key Emirati supporter of Haftar  Free

The Abu Dhabi para-state armaments company is an essential link in Khalifa Haftar's equipment supply chain.

Broken deal threatens UAE-Israeli trade 

They do not have diplomatic relations but Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi have close business ties, particularly in the security industry. An abortive deal is threatening to change all that.

Israel Supplies Security Gear 

Israeli security and defense companies are discreetly selling technology to Abu Dhabi to help the emirate defend and monitor its territory.