Royal Air Force

Bosnia, Europe
EU changes aerial reconnaissance supplier in Sarajevo

CAE Aviation has been replaced as the EU's new intelligence supplier in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

United Kingdom
Former Air Chief Marshal Wigston goes into consulting

For his new company, Hidcote Advisory, ex-Air Chief Marshall Michael Wigston could draw on his experience as the point of contact for foreign firms wanting to work with BAE Systems.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
G3, Nardello, KCS

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

LondonValeria Bondareva joins G3

Los AngelesJames Aquilina joins Nardello, and leaves Wallbrook

LondonPost-KCS, Leon Goldman goes solo

Spotlight | Ukraine, United States
NATO experts and Ukrainian drone operators hold secret meeting

Ukrainian drone operators shared their feedback with NATO drone squadrons at a meeting at the organisation's base in Kalkar, Germany.

Saudi Arabia
GCAP, F-35: France hesitates over Rafale sales pitch as ambitious Riyadh reassesses its fighter options

Will they, won't they? In the eyes of many, Berlin's decision to block the sale of Typhoon fighters to Saudi Arabia has opened up an opportunity for France to pitch Dassault's new generation Rafale. The Saudis are not opposed, but they have several other bids under consideration.

France, Switzerland
Orange Cyberdefense gets closer to UN agencies through SCRT

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has recently renewed information security contracts with three firms including the freshly-acquired Swiss subsidiary of Orange Cyberdefense.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Audere, Pantheon Intelligence, C4I, and Cassini Conseil

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

LondonAudere networks with chambers of commerce

LincolnDrone pilot Daniel Whorlton moves into consultancy

ParisConsultancy partnered with GEODE laboratory impresses defence ministry

WashingtonMacMurray moves to C4I, sheds other activities

United Kingdom
Welsh Water looks to get up to speed on hybrid warfare

A British cybersecurity company has been called in by Welsh drinking water distributor Welsh Water to help it raise its awareness of the threat posed to water supplies by hybrid warfare-style attacks.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
KCS plays football, Straife turns to the Caucasus, Gourdault-Montagne stays in Beijing

Appointments, financial results, new contracts, in London, Houston, Paris and Beijing... every week, we report on the events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

London KCS gets in the game with new football investigations' unit

Houston Straife poaches Croissant as it prospects in Caucasus

Paris/Beijing Diplomat consultant Gourdault-Montagne extends China stay

Saudi Arabia
Mohammed bin Salman hunts Abdullah's military equipment broker

The royal authorities have set their sights on businessman Salah Fustok, the authorising officer for the National Guard's contracts during King Abdullah's reign, and are determined to apprehend him.

United Kingdom
Intqual-pro, intelligence trainer for spies, investigators and private sector employees

Intqual-pro, a company offering training in intelligence techniques, cyber risks and information management, has won a new contract with the British authorities, with the Information Commissioner's Office.

United Kingdom, United States
Anglo-American ISR specialist sets up his own company

Anglo-American ISR specialist Jamie Meighan has set up his own company to assist companies and governments looking to improve their ability to carry out drone intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.

France, Qatar
Cyber policing experts jostle for Qatar World Cup security contract

Still in its first year of existence, the cyber branch of France's gendarmerie has already caught the eye of the Doha officials as they finalise their last security partnerships ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

United Kingdom, United States
Arqit plays key role in big quantum encryption projects under development in US and UK

London-based Arqit, which is a key partner of the UK's GCHQ and the US Air Force, is setting the pace in government research on quantum encryption and key distribution in the US and the UK.

United Kingdom
Falklands return to heart of British intelligence concerns

The Falklands islands are once again becoming strategic for the UK, both to develop new space surveillance capabilities and to deal with Argentina, which is quickly moving closer to China.

Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom
Britain's MASS Consultants builds Saudi Arabia's electronic warfare capacities

The British electronic warfare IT firm MASS Consultants, a longstanding contractor to Britain's Ministry of Defence, has started a new phase of a major programme to upgrade Saudi Arabia's air warfare.

United Kingdom
Elbit targets Watchkeeper drones at Gulf market

Although it is not among the other British defence firms scheduled to take part in the World Defense Show in Riyadh from 6 to 9 March, Watchkeeper drone producer U-TacS is increasingly prospecting in the Gulf, especially in Saudi Arabia.