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France
ADIT reshuffles line-up after Défense Conseil International acquisition

Since taking over DCI, the corporate intelligence firm has been redistributing roles within the group from among its experienced staff.

Saudi Arabia
NCMS to play key role in Saudi R&D defence drive

As it looks to develop a sovereign defence industry, Riyadh is keen to boost its defence research capacity. To do this, the General Authority for Defense Development is relying on the low-profile National Company for Mechanical Systems, which is the kingdom's leading conduit for technology transfers.

France, Vietnam
Leadership change leaves France hanging over bilateral presidential visits

Paris is concerned about the political transition taking place in Vietnam, with top-level bilateral meetings planned for the end of 2024 and start of 2025.

France, Poland
France trains Warsaw's geospatial intelligence experts

Poland is preparing for the arrival of its Airbus-designed spy satellites by having its analysts trained at France's Directorate of Military Intelligence.

Europe, Ukraine, United States
Ukrainian company at vanguard of NATO's information wars

Founded during the war and backed by Ukrainian intelligence, Osavul, a start-up specialising in the fight against disinformation, is racking up contracts.

Saudi Arabia
Aramco vies for share of secure communications systems

The national oil company wants its own slice of the Saudi secure communications pie and is taking advantage of delays in Saudi Telecom Co's critical communications network project to carve out a space for itself in this field.

UAE
Crowdfense reboots bug bounty programme

Following months of restructuring, the Emirati vulnerabilities reseller has revised its zero-day exploit acquisition programme with an even larger bounty package than before.

The Tech Times
Dataflow eyes UK, Claude Revel at ChapsVision, AGIS in Chile, Forward Global and Airbus win EDA tenders

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT, with a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

Bassano del GrappaDataflow Security sets sights on British intelligence market

ParisChapsVision boost ethics committee with Claude Revel

SantiagoAGIS eyes Chile

BrusselsForward Global and Airbus team up for EDA's C5ISTAR contract

UAE
Abu Dhabi's powerful Ghobash, the family behind the UAE's 'Foreign Legion' project

The creation of a Foreign Legion within the UAE armed forces is being masterminded behind the scenes by the powerful Ghobash family, connected to Abu Dhabi's business, political and diplomatic power centres.

France, Saudi Arabia
Saudi 4G military communications overhaul in jeopardy

Intelligence and security bodies are increasingly reticent about a much needed but repeatedly delayed mobile mission critical communication of the kingdom's defence.

The Intelligence Gazette
FCDO's Indo-Pacific head, Xi's European trip, extra DGSE renovations

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

UK Owen Jenkins takes charge of FCDO's Indo-Pacific office

France, Serbia, Hungary, China Xi booked for European spring trip

France DGSE on-site upgrades still needed before move to new HQ

France
Race to take over Preligens, part 2: Thales and Safran covet the military intelligence firm's gems

Those parties interested in taking over Preligens, a French geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) specialist, are trying to find out more about its capabilities and contracts, in order to adjust their takeover bids accordingly, perhaps even to lower them.