Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

France, UAE
DCI struggles to bag French arms contracts in Abu Dhabi

With the forthcoming opening of its office in Dubai, ADIT intends to relaunch its new subsidiary Défense Conseil International in the region. The firm has been excluded in the UAE from several maintenance and training contracts for French military equipment acquired by Abu Dhabi.

UAE
Emirati cyber specialist BeamTrail boosts position in military sector

The Emirati cyber sector is continuing its transformation. Under the supervision of EDGE Group, which brings together all Emirati defence tools, the parastatal cyber company BeamTrail is also reorganising its military activities.

UAE
Abu Dhabi hopes to push Dubai out of its secure communications with Katim

Abu Dhabi secure communications provider Katim is trying to take over from Dubai's provider, Nedaa, and work its way up the UAE security and technology ladder, as competition between the two emirates grows in every field.

Indonesia, UAE
Jakarta and Abu Dhabi's mystery arms project

Indonesia may have been the guest of honour at France's Eurosatory defence exhibition last week, but the country is mainly busy with its major Emirati cooperation. An investigation.

The Tech Times
Russell and Rucker to Dataflow Security, Kyiv deploys Vega on frontline, Dror Michman's exit, Faisal al-Bannai's PR push

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

Gloucester/WashingtonDataflow hires big wigs to tap into US and UK intelligence markets

KyivVega deploys drone imagery software to frontline

LondonDror Michman bids goodbye to Voyager Labs

Washington/Abu DhabiFaisal al-Bannai's CNN charm offensive

UAE
AI, 6G, UAV, weapons system: Abu Dhabi's spymasters structure their tech research tools

Faisal al-Bannai, the head of the UAE's defence industry, is hard at work strengthening Abu Dhabi's new technology research tools. President Mohammed bin Zayed's right-hand man for cyber is accelerating the creation of a sovereign defence industry, with help from Western experts.

UAE
How Abu Dhabi is carving out a place for itself in 6G

Abu Dhabi is banking on its advances in 6G to help it take a leading position in technological innovation, thanks to the Technology Innovation Institute which is close to the Emirati defence industry.

UAE
Abu Dhabi's CPX-Core42 merger plans have cyber providers worried

National security adviser Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan's continued efforts to rationalise spending on the country's sovereign cyber industry is making some providers anxious.

UAE
The networks surrounding Abu Dhabi's new strategic airport operator

Terminals Holding can count on support at the highest level in Abu Dhabi as it seeks to forge closer links with the UAE air force. Major private conglomerates, as well as public defence entities, gravitate around this tool of the emirate's parallel diplomacy.

UAE
Abu Dhabi influence lever Terminals Holding seeks work with own military

The aeronautical services company pampered by Abu Dhabi leaders and present on the international civilian market is now vying for work with the UAE armed forces.