Direction Générale de l'Armement

France
French defence ministry shelves planned 'space' unit

Its creation was intended to follow on from that of the ‘artificial intelligence, digital, cyber and quantum’ unit set up within the French minister of armed forces' military cabinet in 2023. According to Intelligence Online sources, the plan to launch a similar entity dedicated to ‘space’ was dropped over the summer by defence minister Sébastien Lecornu's cabinet.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Lamplighter emerges from Dentons, ADIT and Forward at Souveraine Tech, exit CIA spokesman

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

LondonDentons' corporate intel partners set up new firm

Paris/Saint-MaloADIT and Forward Global join forces at Pierre-Édouard Stérin's Souveraine Tech conference

WashingtonFormer CIA spokesman moves into strategic communications

France
French army contractor employee denied security clearance and fired over ties with Vietnam

A technical manager at French company Ineo Défense lost his job after failing to obtain security clearance to access classified documents from France's defence procurement agency. His links with Vietnam apparently made him vulnerable.

France, Ukraine
Paris in search of cheap, off-the-shelf, kamikaze drones

Terminal Autonomy, a start-up providing kamikaze drones to the Ukrainian military, is sending representatives to Paris next week to present its models. Behind in the field, the French armed forces are urgently exploring the Ukraine battleground in an attempt to catch up.

France
French procurement and technology agency manager claims dispute led to clearance refusal

An engineer who has worked for the cyber branch of France's DGA procurement agency for almost 40 years claims his top secret security clearance was not renewed because of a conflict with management.

Thailand
Sarantorn Duangdeekamoltat opening doors to Thai cyber jungle

The cyber expert has positioned himself as a key contact for foreign companies wanting to land cyber contracts in Bangkok at a time when the needs of the country's agencies in the field are growing.