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Bulgaria/Kazakhstan/Russia : KazMunayGas enters race for Lukoil refinery in Bulgaria

Intelligence Online - Thu, 21/12/2023 - 06:00
Kazakhstan's national oil and gas company KazMunayGas (KMG) has entered the crowded field of companies that have expressed interest in
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France : French foreign ministry to set up 24/7 disinformation watch

Intelligence Online - Thu, 21/12/2023 - 06:00
The French government is developing its multi-level disinformation watch and counterspeech capacities (IO, 27/10/22). The press and communication directorate (DCP)
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United States : Bosnian media tycoon hires US lobbyists to fight criminal charges

Intelligence Online - Thu, 21/12/2023 - 06:00
Bosnian tycoon Mujo Selimovic has begun a lobbying campaign in Washington, DC as he attempts to combat criminal charges in
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Propelled forward - EDA project on low-noise naval propeller development finalised

EDA News - Wed, 20/12/2023 - 14:38

The final meeting of the EDA project “Next Generation of Propellers” (NextProp) took place in Brussels this month. NextProp, a cross-domain activity involving EDA’s CapTechs “Naval Systems” and “Materials & Structures”, successfully developed models and tools for the design of low-noise naval propellers. With a budget of 4 million Euros, NextProp was cooperatively funded by Italy, Norway, and Poland. Eight partner entities from these three countries implemented the project over the past three years.

Designing modern naval propellers involves various considerations such as efficiency, weight, durability, cost, and detectability. Testing these propellers through experiments, using either scale models or full-size prototypes, is crucial but can be expensive and time-consuming. Fortunately, advancements in high-performance computing have increased the importance and feasibility of numerical simulations and modelling.

Creating a model for the acoustic field generated by propeller motion is a complex task. It encompasses factors like the flow around the hull, turbulence, fluid-structure interaction at the propeller blades, and the interaction between the hull wake and propeller. This complexity defines a multi-physics and multi-scale problem that needs simplification in a computational model.

Reducing the signature

The primary project outcome is an improved software tool for the minimisation of the acoustic signature of naval propellers. To this end, models based on hydro-elastic physics are used to predict the behaviour of typical propeller materials, including metals and advanced composites, under operational conditions. Results obtained from NextProp improve the understanding of sound generation and propagation from naval propellers and support advanced low-noise propeller design. Beyond this, NextProp brings forth new methods and setups for experimental propeller tests as well as advanced knowledge of sensor integration for the purpose of condition-based maintenance.

More detailed information on NextProp is available in the executive summary.

In combining knowledge in the fields of hydro-acoustics and advanced material properties, the project has effectively exploited synergies among EDA’s Capability and Technology Groups (CapTechs) “Naval Systems” and “Materials and Structures”. Several Member States support the continuation of the NextProp research line towards further optimisation and validation of the design and fabrication of composite and isotropic polymer propellers, with a follow-up project currently being prepared.

Eight partner entities from Italy, Norway and Poland

FFI (coordinator), FiReCo, Light Structures, SINTEF Ocean, CNR-INM, CETENA, Politecnico di Milano, Polish Naval Academy.

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UAE/United States : After state secrets, spymasters Mike Pompeo and Tahnoon bin Zayed linked by lucrative deal

Intelligence Online - Wed, 20/12/2023 - 06:00
The deal is expected to be finalised in January. As Intelligence Online understands, talks have intensified in recent weeks between former US Secretary of State and ex-CIA chief Mike Pompeo, now involved with an hedge fund based in the US,
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United States : Dark Circuit Labs looks for vulnerabilities for Lockheed Martin

Intelligence Online - Wed, 20/12/2023 - 06:00
US cyber company Dark Circuit Labs (DCL) is continuing to develop despite having had to deal with an internal commercial
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United States : Federal contractor whose CEO defrauded the NSA had won other contracts

Intelligence Online - Wed, 20/12/2023 - 06:00
A federal contractor whose CEO was convicted of defrauding the National Security Agency (NSA), as related in a December 7 report
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China : Soft Power, part 2: Guoanbu's three-pronged strategy in Europe

Intelligence Online - Wed, 20/12/2023 - 06:00
The Chinese Ministry of State Security's (MSS, or Guoanbu) new soft power strategy has the European continent in its line
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Poland/United Kingdom/United States : WestExec, Elicius, FCDO security in Warsaw, G3

Intelligence Online - Wed, 20/12/2023 - 06:00
London - Elicius Intelligence expandsDiscreet London investigation firm Elicius Intelligence has recently made a number of recruitments to bolster its
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Hong Kong/Japan/Singapore : Private sleuths hover between Tokyo and Singapore for APAC regional base

Intelligence Online - Wed, 20/12/2023 - 06:00
Several corporate investigation firms are busy restructuring as the new year approaches. As we understand, the US firm Nardello &
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United Kingdom : CT Group asked to prove documents used in family trust dispute are authentic

Intelligence Online - Wed, 20/12/2023 - 06:00
The decision of the High Court of Justice in London was keenly awaited by former Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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China/United States : Despite slight thaw with China, US amplifies intelligence publicising strategy with report on top Chinese leaders

Intelligence Online - Tue, 19/12/2023 - 06:00
The US intelligence community is putting the finishing touches to an unclassified version of a report on corruption by leading figures in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Intelligence Online understands. Despite doubts linked to developments in the diplomatic situation, the
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France : French armament agency to boost drone anti-jamming capacities

Intelligence Online - Tue, 19/12/2023 - 06:00
According to our information, the French armament directorate, or DGA, will call on Skydrone Robotics to help with its DEDALE
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United Kingdom : Stuart Peach keeps an eye on Balkans for NATO's suppliers

Intelligence Online - Tue, 19/12/2023 - 06:00
The British government's special envoy to the Western Balkans, Stuart Peach, is keeping a close eye on prospecting there by
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Asia/France/Middle East : Marie-Laure Bourgeois on discreet mission to turn Naval Group's exports around

Intelligence Online - Tue, 19/12/2023 - 06:00
Since her arrival at Naval Group on 1 December 2022, Marie-Laure Bourgeois, executive vice president in charge of sales and
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France/Philippines : France's DCI in Naval Group bust up over Philippines submarine project

Intelligence Online - Tue, 19/12/2023 - 06:00
The French commercial strategy to get Manila to accept Naval Group's submarine offer now consists of trying to capitalise on
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Iraq/United States : International lawfare: clock ticking for UN team investigating IS crimes in Iraq

Intelligence Online - Tue, 19/12/2023 - 06:00
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has one month left to submit his recommendations on the transfer of evidence collected
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France : Emmanuel Macron picks internal intelligence chief to helm DGSE

Intelligence Online - Tue, 19/12/2023 - 06:00
Intelligence Online has learned that French President Emmanuel Macron has - barring a last-minute change - selected Nicolas Lerner to
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Ukraine/United Kingdom : Creditors take case against Port of Odessa stevedoring groups to Ukraine Supreme Court

Intelligence Online - Tue, 19/12/2023 - 06:00
Innovatus Capital Partners and Argentem Creek Partners, two US investment companies specialising in high-risk assets, are determined to take forward
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EDA Command and Control projects aims to strengthen support to CSDP missions and operations

EDA News - Mon, 18/12/2023 - 16:28

To support the EU’s ability to act rapidly and robustly whenever a crisis erupts, the development of a European Command and Control (C2) capability is essential for decision-making, planning, and conduct of missions and operations. Supported by EDA, the European Strategic Command and Control System (ESC2) project concluded a major phase in its aim of to provide a ground-breaking solution that will enable the EU and its Member States to employ the most advanced Command and Control system available worldwide, fully interoperable with the C2 systems of the EU, Member States, NATO, and civilian agencies. 

On December 11th, EDA hosted the Closure Session of the ESC2 project with the participation of Member States, stakeholders and industry. The session heard that once the ESC2 system design has delivered in 2023 as expected, a new project will link up with the ESC2 to further develop the system by creating a software prototype in 2025 ready for prompt implementation in the Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC).

Together, the ESC2 and the future follow-up project European Command and Control System (EC2), will provide an advanced and integrated suite of C2 tools designed to support decision-making, planning, and conduct of CSDP missions and operations from the strategic to the operational level. It will provide a Staff-wide set of solutions, exploiting the emerging technologies in key domains such as Information Technology and Communication Systems. 

With a total budget of 22 million euros, the project is funded by a group of 6 Member States: France, Italy, Germany, Luxembourg, Portugal, and Spain as the leading nation; as well as the European Commission. Launched under the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP), the project gathered 21 companies from 10 different Member States to ensure delivery of a beyond state-of-the-art design for ESC2.

Together through cooperation

Launched in January 2021, amid COVID restrictions which restricted the first steps of the project, the project team managed to make up time and reach the end of 2023 ready to deliver the system design, after 36 months of work. The complexity and demands of the project required a wide range of actors to ensure the ambitious goals of ESC2 could be achieved. 

EDA supports EU Member States acting as the ESC2 Project Manager. In this role, EDA manages Member States financial contribution, monitors the execution of the project plan, provides focused expertise and coordinates all contributing activities. Among the 21 industry partners, companies such as Indra (Spain), Thales (France), Leonardo (Italy), and Rheinmetall (Germany) all participated. 

To ensure end-user requirements and operational expertise were built-in, the MPCC, EUMS and EEAS played a significant role. Additionally, the Spanish Ministry of Defence and the Greek Ministry of Defence supported this project by facilitating the participation of the industrial experts in the exercises MILEX 22, MILEX23 and INTEGRATED RESOLVE 22.

 
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