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UAE
Israel's battle-tested defence tech continues to please in Abu Dhabi

Israeli defence manufacturers want to capitalise on the use of their products in Gaza and against the Houthis to break into the export market. Starting with the Gulf, where many will have a stand at Abu Dhabi's IDEX trade fair which opens today.

United States
Ex-CIA and pro-Trump execs back AI startup eyeing intelligence agencies

The new US administration's artificial intelligence frenzy is prompting AI companies looking to clinch deals with the intelligence community to approach former CIA executives who served during Donald Trump's first term.

Spotlight | United States
US defence company accuses Israel of industrial espionage

The American company Conflict Kinetics has accused an employee of the Israeli Ministry of Defence of stealing confidential information to help an Israeli competitor create its own shooting training system.

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.

The Tech Times
Presight picks Anton Kharitonov, DCI's ISR drones, Falkor and Epieos

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.

Abu Dhabi Russian OSINT expert heads Presight's intelligence teams

Paris DCI wants to supply ISR drones to MNJTF

Tel Aviv Falkor picks French firm Epieos's OSINT solutions

France, Saudi Arabia
Affinis dissects Saudi military-industrial complex for French defence

Corporate intelligence firm Affinis is increasing its efforts to identify future export contracts for the French defence industry, particularly in Saudi Arabia, where the market is undergoing a complete overhaul.

United States
Black Ice AI pulls in ex-CIA officers to plug its AI tools

The artificial intelligence developer is reaching out to former US intelligence officers, now at the head of advisory and investigation firms, to break into the highly-coveted third-party data analytics sector.

Israel
In midst of ramping up offensive cybertool development, Israel's Patternz taken to court

Israeli start-up Patternz, one of a small group of companies seeking to build a bridge between geolocation via advertising data (ADINT) and spyware, has been taken to court by the well-connected business development firm Improvate The Future.

Israel
Rafael's ISR Spark drone receives baptism of fire in Gaza

Rafael's SPARK state-of-the-art reconnaissance drone is the backbone of the Tsahal's intelligence in the urban combat against Hamas in Gaza.

Israel
Israeli drone maker works with obscure Russian fintech company

Aeronautics Ltd, owned by defence giant Rafael, has previously come under scrutiny over its foreign business partners.

Ethiopia, Russia
Russian technology and training bolster Ethiopia's SIGINT capacities

Russia is sending an array of electronic warfare materiel to Ethiopia, which is looking to develop its interception capabilities and protect its airspace from major strikes.

Azerbaijan, Israel
Baku thanks Mossad and Israeli military over Nagorno-Karabakh victory

More than Turkey, it was Israeli military and intelligence that contributed to Azerbaijan's lightening quick military conquest of Nagorno-Karabakh.