Spotlight | United Kingdom
London unnerved by proposed Ultra Electronics buyout

France
Electronic warfare: France's strategic air forces ready to play Russian-refined Poker

France's air and space forces are about to launch an unprecedented nuclear deterrence air exercise involving communications jamming, a new challenge in the wake of lessons learned from the Russian war in Ukraine.

Spotlight | United Kingdom
Strategic electronic warfare firm Ultra Electronics reorganises under new shareholder Advent

US investor Advent is substantially remodelling its new subsidiary, the British military and intelligence supplier Ultra Electronics, in response to UK government sovereignty concerns in the wake of the firm's sale last August.

United Kingdom
New ISR-oriented consulting firm Pinnacle Atlas launches in Middle East

ISR technology firm Seven Technologies' insolvency last month has been swiftly followed by the creation of other firms, including Pinnacle Atlas, which is well-connected in Saudi Arabia.

The Tech Times
DGA-MI automates electronic warfare; Jean-Matthieu Tilquin joins ChapsVision; DARPA explores quantic computing; Advent International beefs up intelligence portfolio

Whether in SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT or cyber, we report each week on developments great and small in the world of the technical intelligence providers.

Bruz France's DGA-MI takes interest in AI for electronic warfare

Washington DARPA launches prospection for quantic computing

Paris Jean-Matthieu Tilquin leaves Bloom for ChapsVision

Boston Advent International pursues its intelligence acquisitions, buying Maxar

Belgium, France, United Kingdom
Paris, Brussels and London strengthen their intelligence cooperation in the Channel

As the number of migrants trying to cross their shared maritime borders increases, the United Kingdom, France and Belgium are increasingly sharing their intelligence on the subject, generating new business opportunities for the surveillance sector.

Spotlight | United Kingdom
Intelligence and Security Committee still fighting for oversight of Investment Security Unit

The British parliamentary intelligence committee is still pushing for greater scrutiny of the new foreign investment unit against an unbending British government. It is also asking to overhaul its own powers.

Spotlight | France
Thales/Ercom deal heralds further concentration in French cyber sector

Thales impending takeover of Ercom is forcing other interception and cyberintelligence firms to find new strategies.

Spotlight | France, United Kingdom
Part entente cordiale, part culture clash

The current unprecedented levels of terror threat have led the French and British intelligence services to work together to a degree previously unheard of. Intelligence Online has investigated the strengthened cooperation pact on both sides of the English Channel.