SIGINT

Ukraine, United States
US finances anti-mine vehicles for Ukrainian border guard

After Washington announced it will send cluster bombs to Ukraine, the State Department will deliver mine-resistant vehicles to enable the Ukrainian border guard to patrol landmine zones.

United States
US Army tests HADES programme's new airborne intelligence capacities

HADES, the US Army's ISR programme, is entering final testing before deployment. The vital project will enhance intelligence-gathering on Russia's military presence in Ukraine.

Belarus
Belarusian opposition shaken by infiltration accusations

More powerless than ever against Alexander Lukashenko who has tightened his grip on power following recent events, Belarusian dissidents in exile are facing increasingly detailed accusations of collusion with Minsk intelligence.

Belarus
Intelligence services in East and West step up surveillance of Belarusian opposition

Following the temporary chaos caused by Wagner's rebellion on 23 and 24 June, the Russian FSB has swiftly reactivated its surveillance networks of the anti-Alexander Lukashenko diaspora, which is also being increasingly monitored by Western services.

United States
Congress wants intelligence community to dive headlong into economic competition

Given the role technological advances play in its rivalry with China, Washington is urging US agencies to improve their financial intelligence and emerging technologies analytical capacities. In doing so, they should also be able to assist other government departments.

Europe, United States
Booz Allen Hamilton provides US Army's German base with intelligence experts on Europe and Africa

Among the small pool of US service providers in Germany is Booz Allen Hamilton, which contracts experts in intelligence and influence operations for the US Army. The US command is also boosting its Africa-focused operations there.

Spotlight | Europe, United States
Yorktown Systems Group recruits intelligence reinforcements for US forces in Europe

Washington is looking to reinforce its intelligence-gathering capacity in Europe. A number of contractors are helping it to do so, including a firm which has been providing personnel for support teams based at US Army Europe and Africa headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany.

France
DPR to mount united front in the French Senate in support of CNCTR

While intelligence controls were left out of debates on the military planning law at France's Assemblée Nationale, senators are now putting the issue firmly back on the agenda.

Africa, Germany
Aerodata equips Abidjan's surveillance aircraft to fight piracy

The German aeronautical engineering company Aerodata is integrating ISR technologies into two Beechcraft King Air aircraft for the Ivorian air force.

United Kingdom
Martin Clements, Ultra's guardian and cyber prospector in Zurich

Former UK foreign ministry security expert Martin Clements is juggling strategic roles in London with the development of his Swiss firm with former MI6 chief Alex Younger.

Canada
Chinese interference issue haunts Canadian intelligence harming Five Eyes relationship

Canada's intelligence community is under scrutiny over alleged shortcomings in its protection against Chinese interference, undermining the confidence of Canada's Five Eyes partners.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Will Jenkins dismissed from GPW, Veracity in Tokyo, and ADIT boosts Canada office

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

LondonWill Jenkins dismissed from JS Held

New York/TokyoVeracity grows in Tokyo

Paris/TorontoADIT boosts North America team via Canada

The Agencies' Gazette
Popular Mobilization Forces in Iraq, NUG in Bangkok, secret classification in Kyiv

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

IraqHashd Al Shabi denied anniversary parade

Thailand/MyanmarNUG ramps up diplomatic presence in post-election Bangkok

UkraineShake-up of classification deciders

Spotlight | Ukraine
Mathesis moves into Asia and Latin America

The Ukrainian company is scoping out new markets for its latest mass data analysis platform, Harvester.

United States
DIA called to strengthen intelligence efforts against China

As part of efforts to step up the publication of intelligence, in accordance with the Biden administration's strategy, the US Senate has asked the DIA to produce a report on Chinese military spending.

Ukraine
Ukrainian know-how still exporting to Africa, despite the war

Armed with their experience in electronic warfare and interception, several Ukrainian companies are finding outlets on the African continent, such as in Ethiopia and South Africa.