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France/Netherlands : HS-2 Interceptor, the Franco-Dutch answer to Russian drones

Intelligence Online - Mon, 22/09/2025 - 06:00
With Poland suffering an unprecedented incursion by Russian reconnaissance drones on the night of 9-10 September, revealing the vulnerability of [...]
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Saudi Arabia : Israeli strikes on Doha impact arms negotiations in the Gulf

Intelligence Online - Mon, 22/09/2025 - 06:00
Although reaction from politicians has to date been measured, Israel's Silver Sparrow missile strikes on Doha on 9 September (IO, [...]
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Scaled Composites Model 437 Vanguard Begins Envelope Expansion Flights

The Aviationist Blog - Sun, 21/09/2025 - 20:12
Scaled Composites’ Model 437 Vanguard returns to flight, expanding its envelope ahead of Northrop Grumman’s Beacon autonomy flight testing. The Scaled Composites Model 437 Vanguard has resumed flight testing at Mojave Air and Space Port, entering a new phase of envelope expansion flights that will prepare the aircraft for its role in Northrop Grumman’s Beacon […]
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Skunk Works Introduces Vectis Stealth CCA

The Aviationist Blog - Sun, 21/09/2025 - 19:41
Lockheed Martin says the new Group 5 survivable and lethal collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) will fly within two years. Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works has officially unveiled Vectis, a new self-funded Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) which the company describes as a Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). Announced on Sept. 21, 2025, ahead of the Air, Space […]
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China/Europe : Chinese influence and interference in Western Europe

Intelligence Online - Fri, 19/09/2025 - 06:00
The Chinese Communist Party has stepped up efforts to spread its influence in Europe. Whether it be through students, academics, "friends of China" groups or cultural players, China's ruling party is initiating new channels of communication coordinated directly by the United Front Work Department. [...]
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Israel : Leaked emails shed light on former Israeli leaders' dealings with private intelligence companies

Intelligence Online - Fri, 19/09/2025 - 06:00
A new trove of leaked emails from former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak and former defence minister Benny Gantz have exposed further details about the business activities of discreet private intelligence firms Black Cube and Psy-Group, and their relationship with [...]
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China/France : How a French double agent worked with Chinese spies at a luxurious Indian Ocean hotel

Intelligence Online - Fri, 19/09/2025 - 06:00
With its private beach, two pools and high-end rooms, the Veranda Pointe aux Biches four-star hotel is one of the [...]
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China/France : Frenchman praised by Chinese media for war photo donation offered CUPB university role

Intelligence Online - Fri, 19/09/2025 - 06:00
Frenchman Marcus Détrez, 27, took up a consulting role earlier this month at the China University of Petroleum (CUPB), a [...]
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Russia/Ukraine : FSB sets sights on Russian nationalists emboldened by Ukraine conflict

Intelligence Online - Fri, 19/09/2025 - 06:00
In an unexpected consequence of the war in Ukraine, new nationalist groups have been on the rise and their political [...]
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United Kingdom : Libyan family members sue MI6 in London High Court

Intelligence Online - Fri, 19/09/2025 - 06:00
The UK's MI5 and MI6 are being sued by four members of a Libyan family in the latest action alleging [...]
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Hungary : How Ehud Barak helped introduce Russian oligarch and Viktor Orban

Intelligence Online - Thu, 18/09/2025 - 06:00
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak helped to broker a meeting between Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Intelligence Online can reveal. According to leaked emails from Barak's inbox that were posted online by Distributed Denial of [...]
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Bangladesh : Bangladesh spy game unfolds ahead of UN Rohingya conference

Intelligence Online - Thu, 18/09/2025 - 06:00
Bangladesh's National Security Intelligence (NSI) agency quietly held a new series of meetings with the main representatives of the Arakan [...]
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Qatar/United Kingdom : Key broker in Qatari-UK trade deals takes up role at strategic London fund

Intelligence Online - Thu, 18/09/2025 - 06:00
The mystery surrounding Qatari-owned London investment fund Forta Advisors deepened this summer with the group's decision to appoint climate expert [...]
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France : CMA CGM's security department takes over key maritime safety role

Intelligence Online - Thu, 18/09/2025 - 06:00
Intelligence Online understands that CMA CGM's maritime security division, headed by Xavier Moreau, former commander of the BPC Mistral and [...]
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China : Xi Jinping navigates between preserving unity and preparing succession

Intelligence Online - Thu, 18/09/2025 - 06:00
The council of former members of the standing committee of the political bureau of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP, IO, [...]
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France : Paris seeks to align French intelligence services' security clearance procedures

Intelligence Online - Thu, 18/09/2025 - 06:00
France's three intelligence agencies that carry out investigations prior to granting - or refusing - security clearance for classified information [...]
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First Kawasaki C-2 Arrives in UK for Atlantic Eagles Deployment

The Aviationist Blog - Wed, 17/09/2025 - 23:54
In the first UK visit for the type outside of an airshow, Kawasaki C-2 58-1218 arrived at RAF Coningsby in stunning evening light on Sept. 17, 2025. One of two C-2s acting as a support aircraft for Operation Atlantic Eagles, a goodwill deployment of four Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15J Eagles to Europe, 58-1218 […]
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China’s Legacy J-6 Converted Into UAV Shown Publicly for the First Time

The Aviationist Blog - Wed, 17/09/2025 - 22:40
Reports indicated the PLA Air Force is converting its older J-6, J-7 and J-8 jets into UAVs and UCAVs to be used from airfields in the Taiwan Strait. In the run up to the Changchun Air Show in northeastern China this week, the first image of a legacy PLA Air Force Cold War-era J-6 jet […]
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China’s 300th J-20 Spotted at Changchun Air Show

The Aviationist Blog - Wed, 17/09/2025 - 19:22
The PLA Air Force is steadily fielding the J-20, with at least 50 new jets delivered since June 2024, reaching a fleet of at least 300 J-20s. The PLA Air Force has now been confirmed to have 300 J-20s in service, based on the registration and tail numbers of four of the aircraft that reached […]
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RAF Typhoons to Police Poland’s Skies amid Russian Drone Incursions

The Aviationist Blog - Wed, 17/09/2025 - 13:17
The British government announced its intention to join NATO’s Operation Eastern Sentry following continued incursions of Russian drones in NATO airspace. Royal Air Force Typhoons will deploy as a part of Operation Eastern Sentry to monitor and defend the skies of NATO’s eastern flank. These aircraft will operate directly from RAF Coningsby in the UK, […]
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