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France
Delfox poised to become DGA's underwater drone programme supplier

French AI firm Delfox is quietly lining itself up for contracts on French military underwater drone programmes.

United States
Episode 2: FTI wins prestige clients due to Ferrante's Washington connections

Since joining FTI six years ago, Ferrante has assisted deep-pocket customers such as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Yahoo. Expert reports and testimony on phishing, hacking and other threats are typical services he offers as the firm's Global Head of Cybersecurity.

France, Saudi Arabia
Full programme of MbS's semi-private visit to Paris revealed

From private meetings and an appearance at the Elysée to the lobbying campaign to host Expo 2030 in Riyadh, Mohammed bin Salman's schedule in the French capital - from 14 June - is set to be a busy one.

United Kingdom
Gerrard and del Rosso, caught up in RAKIA wrangle, launch two-pronged attack on ENRC

In the latest twist in a complex and lengthy corporate intelligence batttle, star lawyer Neil Gerrard and private investigator Nick del Rosso are looking to prove that ENRC is behind lawsuits aimed at discrediting both of them.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Waters exits JS Held, Spottiswoode off to Alaco, Wallbrook grows, EEAS relaunches EUCAP

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

London JS Held lets Waters go

London Spottiswoode swaps FTI for Alaco

Dubai Wallbrook beefs up its office

Brussels EEAS relaunches EUCAP contract

Ukraine
Ukrainian know-how still exporting to Africa, despite the war

Armed with their experience in electronic warfare and interception, several Ukrainian companies are finding outlets on the African continent, such as in Ethiopia and South Africa.

Russia
Moscow worried about underground dissenter officers club

The Order of the Republic are a network of Russian officers united in their opposition to Russia's war on Ukraine, and to Vladimir Putin's presidency. They have already struck several blows to the 'special military operation', under the watchful eye of Russia's intelligence services.

France
Tracfin executives' exodus to private sector continues

Tracfin has seen a steady stream of departures as heavyweights take up posts in the private sector, spurred by repeated attempts at internal reform in a French financial intelligence service already rife with tensions, and amid accusations it is becoming politicised.

China, United States
Radio silence from operators on solar storm damage to observation satellites

Solar storms this year have resulted in the loss of numerous images from intelligence satellites. But so far, the satellites' operators are keeping mum about that massive reduction in capacity.

Oman
Al Rasiyat Middle East carves out role as main agent for defence contracts in Oman

Foreign firms are increasingly turning to the company owned by the powerful al-Rawas family to get access to Omani defence contracts. The fall of Dahra Global has also contributed to the rise of Al Rasiyat Middle East, which is run by former army officers.

France, Oman
Oman opens ports to French Navy submarines

With diplomatic dialogue hotting up between France and Oman, the French Navy has recently obtained an agreement to use Oman's ports as a rear base for its activities in the Indian Ocean.

The Agencies' Gazette
Khaldoon in Paris, US intelligence budget and Russian housing for Ukrainian veterans

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

France/UAE Khaldoon al-Mubarak in Paris for the strategic dialogue

US 2024 intelligence budget emerges

Russia/Ukraine SSSCIP veterans to be housed by Moscow

Myanmar
U Yang Ho, the businessman championing Beijing's energy interests in Myanmar

The head of Mottama Holdings, whose network spans from Naypyidaw to Singapore and Beijing, has been waging a campaign for Chinese energy transactions in Myanmar to be paid in yuan. Junta opponents believe he is an agent for Chinese defence conglomerate Norinco in the country.

United States
Cosmos Club's new president Michael Pocalyko comes with Saudi baggage

The elite Washington club, once a haunt for senior CIA officials, announced the private investigator's election only months after he was implicated in the case of Eden Knight, who reportedly committed suicide soon after arriving in Saudi Arabia.

France, Italy, Vietnam
Thales and Leonardo fight for influence in Hanoi

Defence giant Thales suspects competitor Leonardo of derailing a major contract the group had secured in Vietnam. At the heart of the conflict lies a French hotel developer who was operating covertly for the Italian rival.

The Agencies' Gazette
Vietnam's MPS, Qassem Al Araji in Tehran, France's new South East Asia diplomat, FSB

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every week, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community from Hanoi to Paris, via Tehran and Moscow.

VietnamTo Lam wants to further condense public security hierarchy

Iraq/IranQassem Al Araji defuses Sulaymaniyah security issues before return to Tehran

France/Vietnam/RomaniaOlivier Brochet tipped to succeed ambassador Warnery in Hanoi

RussiaFSB's new technical director settles in

Israel
Quadream's legal counsel Vibeke Dank close to Israeli defence ministry

Vibeke Dank, Quadream's outside general counsel, has a close relationship with the Israeli defence ministry, an advantage that she could leverage to help the cyber-intelligence firm sell its intellectual property.