INTELLIGENCE ONLINE

East Europe, Russia
East European munitions factories back in sights of Russian military intelligence

The GU has provided the National Security Council with its analysis of NATO's ability to supply Kyiv with the munitions it needs. Foremost among the entities to be monitored and potentially sabotaged are factories in Central and Eastern Europe.

Belarus, Poland, United States
Funding for Belarusian opposition media cut, a signal from US to Lukashenko

The United States, echoed by Poland, is cutting off funding to the Belarusian opposition media, in the hope of encouraging Minsk to further cool relations with Moscow.

Israel, United States
Private security contractors Constellis and SOC on frontline to secure US facilities in Israel

SOC and former Blackwater are reinforcing their armed security teams in Israel. Constellis is working for a secret Pentagon base near Beersheva that aims to give Israel advance warning of missile attacks. SOC, meanwhile, is protecting US diplomatic missions.

Russia, Ukraine
SBU suspects surveillance camera images are being leaked to Russia

Ukraine's domestic intelligence agency fears Moscow may be using a private camera surveillance network to carry out targeting operations.

The Intelligence Gazette
CIA veteran, Lithuanian borders, counter-espionage in Bishkek, Paris, New Delhi and the Guoanbu, upgrades in Warsaw

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

United StatesCIA Europe veteran opens own consultancy

Lithuania/BelarusVilnius upgrades border surveillance system to counter destabilisation tactics

KyrgyzstanMilitary counter-espionage used to fight misappropriation

France/IndiaBeijing's Guoanbu concerned about growing relations

PolandMilitary intelligence gives input on army upgrades

Russia, Ukraine
Ukraine's new UJ-25 jammer drones clear way for retaliatory strikes against Russia

Ukrainian military intelligence has developed a new type of drone in underground workshops in Kyiv that can jam Russian air defence radars and electronic warfare systems protecting sensitive infrastructure.

China, Iran, Russia, United States
Republican Foundation for Defense of Democracies lobbies for more aggressive US approach on China, Iran and Russia

FDD Action, which is affiliated with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies think tank, advocated on dozens of defence and intelligence bills last year, its recent lobby disclosure filing shows. Not all of FDD Action's chief priorities - support Ukraine, counter Russia - entirely align with those of the Trump campaign.

United Kingdom
UK Foreign Office moves to tighten financial intelligence ties in the Caucasus

The British government intends to boost cooperation with the region's financial intelligence services in order to better face the risk of Russian sanctions being circumvented via the region.

Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom
Typhoons prepare Riyadh landing for World Defense Show

Defence giant BAE Systems is at last preparing to sign its major Typhoon supply contract with Saudi Arabia at the opening of the World Defense Show (WDS) in Riyadh.

United States
Caribbean bank marketed itself to Russians using close ties to Dominican regulators

Paxum Bank opened its door to Russian nationals while also helping finance Donald Trump's social media company.

Hungary
Hungarian Hiszem behind cybersecurity startup PCAutomotive

The Hungarian start-up PCAutomotive, which is positioning itself in the emerging automotive cybersecurity sector, is a subsidiary of businessman János Hiszem's Pro Concept, a company well looked after by his government.

The Tech Times
Dataflow Security in Tel Aviv, Stevens to Babel Street, Germond leaves Asperiq

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT and a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

Tel Aviv Italian zero-day researcher Dataflow Security into Israel

Washington Ex-CIA officer Stevens joins consultancy Babel Street

Abu Dhabi Germond leaves encryption specialist Asperiq