Commandement des Opérations Spéciales

France
French COMCYBER appoints new second-in-command

The French COMCYBER's Chief of Staff Colonel Valérie Morcel is shortly to be promoted second-in-command of this cyber defence unit for the armed forces made up of around 3,600 cyber warriors.

France, Poland
Start-up Orasio brings in European master spies

French start-up Orasio, which specialises in video flow analysis using artificial intelligence, has just recruited several European senior advisers with links to the world of intelligence and security.

France
Navy man set to head French special operations

Among the slew of new appointments expected in the French military later this year, a sailor looks set to replace General Michel Delpit as head of the Special Operations Command (COS), according to Intelligence Online sources.

France
French start-up Orasio readies for expansion

Founded in 2025, the Paris-based firm specialises in video feed analysis using artificial intelligence and aims to compete with Israel's Briefcam and Canada's Avigilon. Its clients include companies from the European defence and intelligence sectors.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
BGD in Kyrgyzstan, Axis Middle East, Cicommunication and Iran, New name for the CDSE

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

WashingtonKyrgyz sovereign wealth fund looking to network with Trump administration

BeirutAxis enlists regional veteran to boost Middle East expansion

ParisCicommunication advising Iranian opposition

ParisCorporate security bosses debate and opt to rename CDSE

The Agencies' Gazette
New tandem in European Parliament, US bill for Georgia, SISSE boss under fire, bonuses frozen in Beijing

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

EuropeChristophe Gomart reconstitutes his military intelligence tandem in parliament

United StatesBill in support of Georgia mobilises intelligence agencies

FranceSenators grill SISSE economic security agency boss

ChinaOfficials' bonuses frozen in name of ‘common prosperity'

France, Saudi Arabia
Affinis dissects Saudi military-industrial complex for French defence

Corporate intelligence firm Affinis is increasing its efforts to identify future export contracts for the French defence industry, particularly in Saudi Arabia, where the market is undergoing a complete overhaul.

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.