Marine Corps

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SGDSN audited, UK Foreign Office cuts, Italy inspired by Viginum, Myanmar mercenaries, Solomon Islands compromises

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

FranceSGDSN audit launched

United KingdomForeign Office plans drastic cuts

ItalyRome looks to France to fight foreign interference

EstoniaBook published on ex-legionnaires' adventures in Myanmar

China/AustraliaThe Solomon Islands reach middle ground in Pacific standoff

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CNRLT head staying put, New INR chief, Defence key in Meloni's Africa policy

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

FranceNational intelligence coordinator post not up for grabs

USFormer ambassador to Pakistan becomes acting head of diplomatic intelligence

ItalyDefence and intelligence services central in Meloni's Africa policy

The Tech Telegraph
Balkans cyber development centre budget, MARFORCYBER's cyber trainer, Russian satellite swap

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT with a dose of cyber, we report every Thursday on the events big and small that matter in the technical intelligence community.

ParisFrance allocates €1.69m to western Balkans cyber development centre

Fort MeadeMarines pick out new cyber trainer

MoscowOne radar satellite goes up as another comes down

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Athena AI takes on Washington, Vietnamese Pentest tender, Spanish military OSINT purchase

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT with a dose of cyber, we report every Thursday on events big and small that matter in the technical intelligence community.

WashingtonAustralian intelligence data fusion leader takes on US defence market

HanoiGovernment rolls out wide-scale pentest across its agencies

MadridSpanish military intelligence buys OSINT platform

Spotlight | Taiwan
Taiwan tests Thunder Tiger drones to prepare to counter invasion if needed

Taking note from Ukraine's experience, Taipei is preparing to rain down a drone onslaught on the People's Liberation Army if it were to invade.

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Robert Gates on the Hill, Bagheera berets back to their roots, US space attaché in Abu Dhabi, London-Washington defence innovation tie-up

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

USFormer CIA boss Gates one step closer to Congress award

FranceBagheera red berets return to their origins

UAEUS's first space attaché lands in Abu Dhabi

US/UKWashington, London strengthen ties in defence innovation

United Kingdom
NN Technologies converts UK cyber defences to dual-use

Headed by ex-GCHQ staffer Matt Lane, NN Technologies aims to get British cyber defence companies to produce systems which are also suitable for civil use.

United States
US Marines special forces keen to try out Firestorm Labs' low-cost drones

The US Marine Corps is preparing for possible future wars of attrition in the Pacific. Firestorm Labs' drones offer a number of advantages for the carrying out of this type of war.

Singapore, United States
Stonegardens, the strategic advisory linking AI pros with intelligence agencies

The consultancy founded by two young defence and intelligence veterans helps generative AI developers get a foot in the door with the Pentagon and US intelligence community. Sometimes that help misfires.

France, Myanmar
Retired US Marine opens doors for security firms in Myanmar

French security provider GEOS is counting on its partner Atalian Global Services and its local representative, US army veteran Adam Castillo, to provide security to the EU in Yangon. Castillo has been acting as a middleman for Western firms in the country for years.

France, Indonesia
Naval Group makes headway in Jakarta on submarine contract

According to sources in both Paris and Jakarta, French shipping company Naval Group is about to sign an agreement with Indonesian firm PT PAL.