Airbus Group

The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has carved a place for itself internationally as an alternative to Boeing thanks to the success of the A330, the A350 and the A380. The company is a merger of French, German and Spanish aircraft makers. As well as its civil activity it has military projects such as Eurofighter Typhoon, in partnership with BAE Systems, the A400M transport aircraft and also combat and transport helicopters. The company also has space programmes.

Insiders UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED STATES IRAN 04/03/2019

Thomas Kaplan, the billionaire pushing Abu Dhabi's interests in the Middle East 

By turns a mining entrepreneur, art collector, and protector of endangered animal species, the Swiss-American billionaire Thomas Kaplan is becoming an ever-closer associate of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (MbZ). In early 2019, Kaplan has been showing his collection of Dutch art at the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum, only two years after Mohammed bin Zayed personally appointed him to head the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas (ALIPH). [...]

FRANCE 20/02/2019

Nabil Barakat, Thales' adversary, well-connected in French defence circles 

Engaged in a fierce battle against Thales, particularly its international [...]

GERMANY 06/02/2019

Former Cassidian boss Stefan Zoller on the rebound thanks to KKR 

Stefan Zoller, the former chief executive of Cassidian, for many years the defence arm of EADS (now Airbus Group), has [...]

UNITED STATES UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 06/02/2019

Couriol in firing line of White House 

French businessman Olivier Couriol was the not-so-hidden target of a [...]

SAUDI ARABIA UNITED STATES 23/01/2019

Abbas Dahouk leads ATSC offensive in the Gulf 

According to our sources, Abbas Dahouk, the former US defence attache in Saudi Arabia, will take charge later this month [...]

Spotlight UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED STATES FRANCE 09/01/2019

Business agents rebel against Thales group 

Two agents who have been sidelined by Thales are suing the firm for sums that exceed $1.5 billion. Others could follow suit. [...]

FRANCE 19/12/2018

Eurotradia caught up in Areva affair 

According to our sources, the French financial prosecution service, the PNF (Parquet National Financier) searched the office of Tim Riedinger, [...]

CHINA 19/12/2018

Beijing uses European technology to advance New Space know-how 

With Western firms facing a contracting New Space market, China is beefing up its GEOINT capacity. [...]

SAUDI ARABIA GERMANY 19/12/2018

Rheinmetall well-positioned in Riyadh despite Merkel's embargo 

Rheinmetall's relationships in Riyadh will help the German defence company pursue its talks with the Saudi Arabian military offset firm SAMI, despite the embargo decreed by the German chancellor. [...]

FRANCE 11/12/2018

Corexalys hires Pierre-Mayeul Badaire away from Suneris 

Having recently resolved a dispute with his former employer Suneris, Pierre-Mayeul Badaire has joined the R&D department of the Paris cyber-intelligence firm that was founded earlier this year. [...]

Spotlight SAUDI ARABIA 05/12/2018

Airbus and Lockheed change guard in Riyadh 

Despite the international outcry over the assassination of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul in October, the Saudi defence market continues to be a magnet for foreign firms. [...]

UNITED KINGDOM 24/10/2018

As well as Airbus, FRA works for Kazakhstan's ENRC 

While Eurasian Resources Group (ERG, ex-ENRC) asked for an independent [...]

UNITED KINGDOM 10/10/2018

Smaller profits, bigger dividends for Montrose 

Tom Enders' favourite corporate intelligence firm remains profitable despite the economic climate. [...]

Spotlight FRANCE UZBEKISTAN 26/09/2018

Emmanuel Macron sets out to woo Tashkent 

Long off-limits to the outside world, Uzbekistan has started to extend a warmer welcome to French CAC 40 companies under Mirziyoyev. [...]

UNITED STATES FRANCE 26/09/2018

Palantir nabs Fabrice Bregier 

According to our sources, the US data mining firm Palantir is poised to hire Fabrice Bregier, the former number two [...]

EUROPE 12/09/2018

Former Kroll employee joins European fighter plane project 

Jan Stoeber was appointed head of relations with industry partners [...]

FRANCE 05/09/2018

IGN woos intelligence services to carve niche in GEOINT 

A report recently submitted to the French government on the sovereignty of geographical data stresses the role that the French geographical institute IGN can play in helping the French intelligence services, as it aims to become their leading GEOINT partner. [...]

EUROPE 29/08/2018

Airbus' compliance dept. increasingly vigilant  Free

According to our sources, Airbus Group's head of compliance has once again blocked the signature of a contract, this time [...]

FRANCE 29/08/2018

Crisis at Suneris, DGSE's favourite supplier 

According to our sources, Pierre-Mayeul Badaire was dismissed as deputy managing director of Suneris Solution this summer for professional misconduct. [...]

UNITED KINGDOM 29/08/2018

Dean Nelson stays focused on India 

Journalist turned investigator Dean Nelson, the author of Jugaad Yatra: [...]