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Poland, Vietnam
Vietnamese air force still relying on Kyiv and Warsaw for spare parts

Customs documents for 2025 highlight the vulnerability of the Vietnamese People's Army due to its dependence on spare parts from Poland and Ukraine for retrofitting its Soviet-era defence equipment.

Pakistan
Pakistan developing smart bombs for export

The powerful small-diameter glide bombs, such as those delivered by Washington to Ukraine, are in high demand on the defence market. Pakistan will soon be testing its own weapon, designed to be integrated into Turkish and Chinese systems.

Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
Moscow signals operational purpose for its tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

Western and Ukrainian military intelligence services are scrutinising the deployment of Russian nuclear warheads in Belarus, as military escalation in Ukraine continues to unwind. The fragments of information available so far indicates that Moscow is preparing those weapons for offensive, rather than deterrent, use.

France, Indonesia, Qatar
Qatar's French Mirage head for Jakarta

Initially considered for training missions in France, then promised to Bulgaria, 12 French Air Force Mirage will instead wing their way to Indonesia, whose government is trying to wean itself off Russian materiel.

Spotlight | Ukraine
Kyiv rushes to scoop up used Russian jets

As sanctions against Moscow reverberate, more and more countries are quietly trying to offload their fleets of Russian-made fighter planes, which are now deprived of technical support. But only one buyer, acting through discreet brokers, has shown any interest: Ukraine.

The Agencies' Gazette
Afghan planes in Tashkent, Russian military engineers decorated, DNI

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, we serve up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, we go from Paris to Tashkent, Washington, Brussels and Kabul.

Uzbekistan/AfghanistanTashkent refuses to return Afghan planes to Kabul.

RussiaMoscow decorates military engineers.

FranceMarc Burg lures more top spies to his degree course.

ParisSenators call for a law on facial recognition.

United StatesDNI tasked again to tackle China's support to Russia.

EuropeEuropol, future watchdog of foreign investment in the EU.

Spotlight | France, India
Thales's offshore payments system exposed by court case brought by former agent in India

In an article in Britain's Daily Telegraph on 11 January, Thales's former agent in India has upped the pressure on the French defence electronics group, from which he is claiming €11m before the French courts.

Ukraine, United States
Progresstech in prime position to support Boeing's ambitions in Ukraine

If Ukraine orders Western fighter planes, Boeing already has an established business partnership in Kyiv.

Russia, United States
Massachusetts lawyer lobbies for mIG

Earlier this month, the Massachusetts-based Mark Stopa began representing United [...]