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Turkmenistan, United States
Lobbyist Eric Stewart reopens the door to Ashgabat for US industry

Profiting from Turkmenistan's new openness to foreign business agents, the US Business Councils' champion Eric Stewart is working to increase American industrialists' influence around the Caspian Sea.

Spotlight | Germany, Saudi Arabia, United States
Saudi Arabian aeronautical agent Al Zeer, dropped by Boeing, revived by Rheinmetall

An allliance between the German defence industry giant and Al Zeer's MAZ has given a new lease of life to one of Riyadh's oldest aeronautical agents, despite its financial and legal woes in the US.

United Kingdom
British intelligence tries to become Warren Buffet-style tech investor

As it gradually gets up to speed, Britain's National Security Strategic Investment Fund is investing, sometimes publicly, sometimes secretly, in sectors that can serve British foreign policy, Ukraine included.

Saudi Arabia
Riyadh set to announce GEOINT satellite constellation launch

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been betting on space for several years, and his country is now about to follow in the Emirates' footsteps and announce an Earth-observation satellite constellation programme.

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's SNC ICT gears up for intelligence IT offset contracts

With Riyadh progressively returning to the US fold, Western defence companies are hoping to sign new contracts with Saudi Arabia's defence and security entities. Such deals go through local partners such as SNC ICT, a rising star in Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's defence apparatus.

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia
SAMI, AEC, Alsalam: Newton at heart of best-kept secrets of state arms group's defence contracts

US lawyers for the semi-public defence conglomerate Saudi Arabian Military Industries are trying to untangle the way in which major contracts with Western groups have been concluded for decades. At the heart of this have long been the deals made by the discreet Newton Trading Co, operated by commercial agent Abdallah Al Shugeir.

Spotlight | France, UAE
Sylvain Vieujot, the richest Frenchman in Dubai, caught up in dynastic power struggle

Equitativa Group's Emirates REIT, one of the largest property trusts in the Gulf, is the subject of several investigations and a lawsuit from a former partner linked to Tahnoon bin Zayed. The business duo Vieujot-Mouquet, who are connected to MbZ, are also being closely watched.

The Intelligence Gazette
CIA, Georgia's GIS, Hamas finance, DGSE operations

Appointments, reforms and key issues: every Monday, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global intelligence community. This week we home in on the US, Georgia, Palestine, Turkey and France.

United StatesCIA's spies experience housing crisis in Langley

GeorgiaGovernment increases oversight of GIS' international dealings

Palestine/TurkeyHamas still receiving funds from Turkey

FranceDGSE operations department poised to get new chief

Germany
Bundestag becomes next focus for Europe's arms lobbyists

After Berlin's decision to re-invest massively in its armed forces, EU defence operators are now following in the footsteps of their US and Israeli counterparts, and are trying to reap a share of a potential €100bn windfall.

Europe, United States
US electronic warfare specialists test the waters of post-Covid European market

The war in Ukraine is boosting demand for electronic warfare solutions in Europe, a need that US providers once blocked by the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic are now jostling to fulfil.

United Kingdom
Airbus, Leonardo and Sikorski choppers race to win over SAS

The prestigious British Army commando unit, the Special Air Service is carrying out a major overhaul of its helicopter fleet, which is used for the country's most sensitive missions. The aim is to restore the projection and stealth capabilities of its troops.

United Kingdom
Thales Alenia Space and In-Space become last contendors for UK defence's spy satellites constellation project

France's Thales Alenia Space (TAS) and the UK's In-Space, a subsidiary of BAE System, are the last contenders for the Jove project, which aims to create a constellation of three observation cubesats and three radio frequency interceptor cubsats for the UK defence.

Europe, Tajikistan
Airbus makes inroads into president's favourite airline, sidelining Boeing

The Tajik carrier Somon Air, a long-time partner of Boeing, is gradually moving away from the US aircraft manufacturer in favour of its European rival Airbus. This rapprochement is being encouraged by President Emomali Rahmon's brother in law, CEO of the country's main bank.

United States
Thales still counts on top Democrat Tom Daschle's Pentagon connections

The French industry giant, which has won a major contract for the Pentagon's communications systems, has The Daschle Group to rely on when it comes to gathering Democratic support in the US.

United States
US Navy boosts ISR drone capacity

As Russia continues its war on Ukraine, the US Navy is boosting its Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities with contracts with Insitu and Amentum.