Direction Générale de l'Armement

France
Head of PM's military cabinet set for General Inspectorate of the Armed Forces?

General Jean-Christophe Béchon, head of the French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s military cabinet is widely tipped to be appointed to the General Inspectorate of the Armed Forces (IGA).

France
French services' former dark web champion Aleph Networks on the market

The French dark web research specialist has been in administration since May. It is in talks with potential buyers ahead of the French commercial court's final verdict.

The Agencies' Gazette
UK Chinese embassy, US riot support, GAO management lessons, Xi's manoeuvres, Franco-Vietnamese vulnerability

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

UK/ChinaBeijing strengthens London defence mission

USWashington to send riot control to Latin America

FranceManagement lessons from founder of DGSI intervention unit

China/Russia/North KoreaXi Jinping keeps military trilateral at arm's length

France/VietnamNo clearance for Vietnam-linked Ineo Defense employee

France
Key bidder pushed out of strategic French air force training tender over security clearance

The competition to supply France's air force with enemy training aircraft for fighter pilots' combat training, which is in its final stages, has been completely upended. A key contender has been excluded from the tender process following a surprising security clearance refusal.

France
Intelligence master's course proves breeding ground for future industry pros

The Security, Defense and Strategic Intelligence Master's programme at France's elite Sciences Po Rennes university, launched ten years ago, is now firmly established. Its graduates have gone on to fill key roles in government ministries and defence companies.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Masdar's PR, DGSI's former 'Q', back to ADIT, GEOS in Guatemala

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

Abu DhabiPR firm Teneo wins advising contract with UAE's Masdar

ParisDGSI's former "Q" looking for job

ParisAnne-Solène Spido returns to ADIT

Guatemala CityGEOS renews EU security contract

France
French Cyber Defence Command appoints new no. 3 and relocates headquarters

A former head of the French defence ministry's Directorate of Infrastructure Networks and Information Systems' operations division is to become number three at France's Cyber Defence Command.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Neom, François Fillon at the FIC, Defence economic intel meet and ADIT

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

RiyadhNeom builds up in-house investigations team

LilleEx-PM François Fillon guides Japanese delegation around the FIC

ParisADIT rep's advice draws smiles at defence economic intel meet

France, Japan, South Korea
French GEOINT players see mitigated success in Seoul and Tokyo

French intelligence industry players were very well represented in the economic delegation that joined President Emmanuel Macron on his visits to South Korea and Japan last week. But despite the opportunities opened up by the desire to reduce ties with the United States, very few solid contracts materialised.

France
France finds new love for future interceptor satellite

After numerous setbacks, work on the prospective spy satellite for collecting electromagnetic intelligence, known as Celeste, is back on track. The programme is intended to replace the three Ceres satellites deployed since 2021.