Military intelligence

Malaysia
Leonardo and Airbus wage battle for Malaysian skies

Competition for the helicopter market in Malaysia is ramping up with the arrival of a local newcomer backed by Airbus, which is upsetting the monopoly previously enjoyed by Leonardo's local partner, Weststar.

Ukraine, United States
Former NATO liaison in Moscow, Gary Tabach, new addition to Kyiv's lobbying team in Washington

Russia's war on Ukraine has created countless opportunities for lobbyists in Washington. During the run-up, Kyiv's army of advocates reportedly made more than 10,000 contacts with government officials, members of congress, think tanks and the media.

The Agencies' Gazette
Outcry over Ben Givr's national guard plan, civilian lands senior DRM post, Ukraine's SSSCIP finds new partners

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

IsraelShin Bet opposes National Guard plan

FranceDRM appoints civilian as "platform" chief

UkraineInformation protection service sets up new partnerships

Hungary
Hungarian defence ministry's rising star takes charge of strategy review

Innovation commissioner Imre Porkolab is moving up the ranks in a Hungarian defence ministry in the throes of reform, as it tries to maintain cordial relations with Moscow while also deepening its involvement in European defence structures.

France
Nexa renamed RB 42 with new cybersecurity focus

Nexa Technologies has divested itself of its intelligence activities to focus on cybersecurity, and has renamed itself RB 42.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Prisme Intelligence in Paris, Field Intelligence in London, Sibylline's hiring changing line-up, BAE minus Powell

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

ParisFormer officer Mai-Linh Camus heads into consultancy

LondonAnwar Darkazally wants corporate intelligence to go green

LondonSibylline keeps hiring

LondonBAE and Lord Powell part ways

Israel
Latin America continues to attract Israeli cyber firms

Daniel Geifman, previously with Intellexa, has recently launched Totem Solutions, a firm exporting cyber solutions to Latin America. Despite the negative press it has received there, Israeli cyber remains sought-after in that part of the world.

The Agencies' Gazette
Abbas Kamel opens path to Iran, Kadyrov splits Rosgvardia, ABW taken aback

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community, from Baghdad to Moscow via Warsaw and Cairo.

Egypt/IranAbbas Kamel lays down terms for normalisation with Iran

RussiaRosgvardia divided over Kadyrov's rise

PolandSurveillance sweep uncovers counter-espionage flaws

United States
Staff sue Louis Vuitton's New York security provider over unpaid overtime

Global Threat Solutions, the company that handled security for the French luxury giant's exhibition on New York's Madison Avenue, has been accused by a group of its employees of breaching US labour laws. They took the case to court earlier this month.

The Tech Telegraph
Dream poaches from Tenable, SAT distributes Kaymera, Fischler at Interionet, Boeing upheld for DIA contract

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 Dream Security poaches Tenable's product management director

Dubai Kaymera carried by SAT in the UAE

Herzliya Fischler joins Interionet to lead European sales

Washington GAO confirms Boeing pick for DIA's SITE III programme

The Tech Telegraph
ODNI pores over cyberintel industry, Fabian Kaiser moves to ISTARI Global, Sacha Bailly heads Dataminr's defence sales and Belgian spyware

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

WashingtonIs the US clamping down on the cyber intelligence industry?

MunichFabian Kaiser takes over ISTARI Global's office in Munich

ParisSacha Bailly, French Navy and Airbus veteran takes helm of Dataminr's defence activities in France

BrusselsIntelligence oversight committee gives green light to Belgian spyware development

The Agencies' Gazette
MIT spending, DC quiet on pilots in China, Sergey Beseda in good form, Tracfin reform toughens, KGB takes swipe at MI6

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

TurkeyIraq and Syria operations MIT's biggest expense

France/United StatesUS and UK left France out of loop over China pilot training

Russia/UkraineQuestions of Ukraine intel fail to shake Beseda from FSB

FranceFinance ministry's intelligence reform ramps up a notch

United Kingdom/RussiaRussian author takes swipe at MI6