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Indictment exposes SVR industrial spy's former defence partners 

While the US Department of Justice's probe into Greek businessman Nikolaos Bogonikolos focuses on goods illegally exported to Russia's intelligence services, the man at the heart of the investigation long worked in the same circles as several European defence groups.

UAE, Saudi Arabia, India and South Korea secretly supply missiles to Ukraine 

While officially neutral, a number of Western defence industry client countries are indirectly helping Ukraine's war effort by providing access to their weaponry stocks. Intelligence Online investigates the supply of French Crotale, Mistral and Milan missiles for use against Russia.

Zagreb refines shopping list for new naval materiel 

In an effort to modernise its armed forces and relaunch its naval shipbuilding, Croatia is prospecting foreign defence suppliers, especially French and Norwegian.

French defence industry honchos hobnob with Kazakhstan's President Tokayev in Paris 

French business leaders schmoozed with visiting Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and part-public industry chiefs at a dinner at the fancy Hotel d'Evreux on Paris's exclusive Place Vendome last week.

French defence leaders keen to keep the ball rolling with India 

With New Delhi's gaze still turned towards France after its acquisition of Dassault Rafales, Air Liquide, Safran, Naval Group, Thales and others are hoping for more business in India. The French Ministry of Armed Forces has all its attention focused on this window of opportunity.

French foreign trade advisers take tentative steps in Islamabad 

In a bid to revive a bilateral relationship that has all but come to a standstill, French business representatives in Pakistan are trying to build a new business channel between both countries. Paris, so far, has not lent the initiative much support.

Broker threatens to spill Thales's Indian secrets to US authorities 

An Indian businessman who acted as intermediary for French aerospace group Thales is threatening to serve as a whistleblower to US anti-corruption authorities - a way of pressuring the company to pay him fees he says it owes for a deal to upgrade Mirage fighter jets.

Misunderstanding between Kyiv and Paris over arms deliveries grows 

Intelligence Online was able to sneak into the top secret France-Ukraine armament committee that regularly discusses arms deliveries to Ukraine. Its latest meeting highlights the widening gap between the two parties.

Offset specialist Rajiv Chib wants to assist more French defence groups in New Delhi 

The founder of Insighteon Consulting firm, who was spotted recently at France's Eurosatory trade fair, is already working for a number of Western defence groups in India's complex business environment, where there has been a sharp increase in the imposition of financial penalties for non-respect of offset agreements.

Battle begins to equip army's tactical drones with intelligence equipment 

A quiet but fierce competition is underway to equip the French army's new Safran tactical drone system (SDT), set to be delivered by the end of the year after being delayed for years, with electronic warfare equipment.

Paris juggles demand for MMP missiles for Ukraine and for export 

MMP missiles currently equip French troops stationed in Romania as well as Ukrainian fighters battling Russian forces. They are also earmarked for export, despite French stocks being lower than planned.

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Allied tensions mount over supply of weapons to Ukraine 

As fighting in the Donbass intensifies, Kyiv is negotiating with the West to obtain heavier weapons. It is especially keen to obtain airborne weaponry, but while the US, followed by most European countries, has started to respond, Paris is reluctant to follow.

Belgian army benchmarks anti-drone systems before launching procurement 

The Belgian military, which is currently preparing to issue a call for tenders for anti-drone systems, has been meeting the main providers of the anti-drone market.

Armed with their major anti-drone contract, CS Group and Thales look to break into the Gulf 

Now among the French army's suppliers of anti-drone equipment, the CS Group-Thales consortium wants to take advantage of this success. The Franco-Qatari cooperation will intensify right up to this year's football World Cup, while CS is trying to establish itself in Abu Dhabi with its rival MBDA.