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The Tech Times
Ukraine's Elf Systems tests ISR drone, Alta Ares presents its product to the French air force, French army launches FPV drone training

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

Kharkiv/WarsawUkraine's Elf Systems tests Orion ISR and long-range strike drone

Mont de MarsanFrance's Alta Ares presents its drone imagery data fusion platform

ChaumontChaumont drone school launches into FPV drone warfare training

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Jakusz's Polish drones in Ukraine, Satim demos tech in France, Spanish cyber command

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.

KyivJakusz trials Kruk reconnaissance and strike drones in Ukraine

ToulousePoland's SATIM presents SAR data fusion platform to French Space Command

MadridSingapore's Quest Global supports Isdefe on Spanish cyber command systems

France, United States
French military intelligence continues to rely on US group ESRI despite aiming for big data sovereignty in 2025

Although the Artemis data processing platform is due to be fully deployed in 2025, the French military intelligence service is continuing to rely on US group ESRI to analyse its geospatial intelligence data.

Spotlight | France, Japan
Paris swoops in as Tokyo scrambles to plug gaps in military space capabilities

France is stepping up its efforts to develop cooperation with Japan which, having entered the space race, is now wavering over its strategy, particularly on space surveillance.

The Intelligence Gazette
Guoanbu v James Olson, Kyiv in space, White House's new European affairs director, MIT take two at Turkish foreign ministry

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

United States/ChinaChinese spymaster and ex-CIA counter-espionage director still at loggerheads

France/UkraineKyiv envoy talks space defence in Paris

United StatesNational Security Council picks new director for European affairs

TurkeyHakan Fidan takes new steps towards transforming foreign ministry into intel centre

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.

France
Defence ministry poised to award first low-cost drone contract to Turgis & Gaillard

The French defence procurement agency, DGA, has launched a consultation with a view to obtaining a system of three medium-altitude long endurance UAVs. Turgis & Gaillard's Aarok drone seems set to clinch the deal.

France, Germany
Secret Franco-German military research centre exploits battlefield feedback from Ukraine

The Institut Saint-Louis, which is under the authority of the French and German defence ministries, is using feedback from the conflict in Ukraine to develop disruptive drone, interception and AI systems.

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CSO-3 set for December launch, Preligens in Kyiv, EEAS reboots classified information platform

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.

Paris CSO-3 on track for end of 2024 launch

Kyiv Preligens seeks Ukrainian partners to improve algorithms

Brussels EEAS reboots classified information management platform

France
France's security directors club elects woman as vice-president

The CDSE renewed its governing bodies at its general meeting in Paris on 19 June, notably appointing France Télévisions' head of security Muriel Sobry as vice-president.

France
ADIT reshuffles line-up after Défense Conseil International acquisition

Since taking over DCI, the corporate intelligence firm has been redistributing roles within the group from among its experienced staff.