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Denmark : Copenhagen restricts access to companies register in blow to private investigators

Intelligence Online - Thu, 30/10/2025 - 06:00
Denmark's Erhvervsstyrelsen central business register has started restricting third-party access to information about the ultimate beneficiaries of companies registered with [...]
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Thailand/United States : FBI probes Russian-Thai sanctions-busting aviation network

Intelligence Online - Thu, 30/10/2025 - 06:00
The FBI is investigating the United States-based network of Thai company Siam Aero Repair (SAR), which was incorporated into Asia [...]
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Finland’s First F-35A Lightning II Rolls Out of the Assembly Line

The Aviationist Blog - Wed, 29/10/2025 - 23:25
Finnish Air Force personnel are currently undergoing training at Eglin AFB, while extensive infrastructure upgrades and renovation works are underway at home to support the F-35s. Exactly one year after the Finnish Air Force’s first F-35A Lightning II entered production at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility in Texas, airframe JF-501 moved out of the final […]
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U.S. Army Contracts Boeing for Nine More CH-47F Block II Chinook Helicopters

The Aviationist Blog - Wed, 29/10/2025 - 22:03
The CH-47F Block II has improved efficiency, payload and fuel capacity, critical for the Army’s heavy tactical lift missions. Boeing announced on Oct. 21, 2025 two contracts from the U.S. Army, worth $461 million, for nine CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters. Covering Lots 4 and 5, these contracts take the number of the Block II […]
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Italy Goes Ahead with Acquisition of 29 More AW249 Attack Helicopters

The Aviationist Blog - Wed, 29/10/2025 - 16:23
Italy has launched the parliamentary process to approve the acquisition of a new batch of AW249s, which will complete the fleet of 48 attack helicopters. Italian Parliament’s documents show that Italy has launched the approval process for the acquisition of another batch of the new AW249 Fenice attack helicopter for the Italian Army. This batch […]
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UAC Rolls Out Second Prototype of Upgraded Yak-130M

The Aviationist Blog - Wed, 29/10/2025 - 14:16
The Yak-130M sports a host of upgrades, including an advanced AESA radar, avionics, radio communications and targeting suites. One year after Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) presented the upgraded Yak-130M trainer and light fighter aircraft concept, the company unveiled its second manufactured prototype. The aircraft ‘002’ sported a light and dark-grey pixelated livery with UAC […]
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Oman/Yemen : Secret talks with Houthis to restart Red Sea submarine cables projects hit setbacks

Intelligence Online - Wed, 29/10/2025 - 06:00
Israeli strikes on 28 August, which killed a dozen Houthi ministers in southern Sana'a, brought secret negotiations initiated by Omani state telecoms company Omantel with the Yemeni rebel group to a screeching halt, Intelligence Online has learned.In addition to Prime Minister Ahmed Nasser al-Rahawi, [...]
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France/Thailand/United States : Oliver Wyman works for French culture ministry, Richard Dailly leaves Compliancia, Mike Waltz's NSA team defends Hanwha

Intelligence Online - Wed, 29/10/2025 - 06:00
Paris - Oliver Wyman works on Saudi Arabia for French culture ministryThe French ministry of culture last year paid €372,900 [...]
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France : French finance ministry's latest move to bring its spies under one roof

Intelligence Online - Wed, 29/10/2025 - 06:00
The French finance ministry's plan to bring together all of its investigation and intelligence services under one roof in a [...]
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China/Taiwan : Cheng Li-wun, the Kuomintang's bid to reassure Beijing

Intelligence Online - Wed, 29/10/2025 - 06:00
Last week's appointment of lawyer Cheng Li-wun to head Taiwan's Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party), or KMT, was largely due to [...]
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France/Ukraine : Alta Ares begins mass production of interceptor drones in France

Intelligence Online - Wed, 29/10/2025 - 06:00
Starting 30 October, Alta Ares will begin mass production of the X-Wing Interceptor, one of two interceptor drones at a [...]
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China’s Mysterious Aircraft at Gaobeidian Possibly Linked to ‘High-Supersonic’ Crew Escape Paper

The Aviationist Blog - Tue, 28/10/2025 - 22:41
A Chinese research paper on an ejectable cockpit for high-supersonic flight has drawn attention after a mysterious blended-wing test object appeared at the Gaobeidian radar range. Experts have linked a Chinese scientific academic paper about a crew escape module for a “high supersonic aircraft” to an unidentified flying dart-type aircraft that appeared at China’s RCS […]
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Hurricane Hunters Forced to Scrub Missions into Eye of Hurricane Melissa

The Aviationist Blog - Tue, 28/10/2025 - 18:53
A U.S. Air Force WC-130J Weatherbird from the 53rd WRS, as well as NOAA aircraft, have had to abandon planned missions early due to the strength of Hurricane Melissa. Weather reconnaissance aircraft have been operating at an extraordinarily high tempo in recent days to gather data on Hurricane Melissa as it threatens to devastate communities […]
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NASA’s X-59 QueSST Conducts Maiden Flight

The Aviationist Blog - Tue, 28/10/2025 - 17:06
After some scrubbed attempts, NASA’s X-59 QueSST flew for the first time from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale on Oct. 28, 2025. In a landmark milestone for aeronautical research, NASA’s experimental X-59 QueSST (Quiet SuperSonic Technology) conducted its maiden flight today. The aircraft, designed and built by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works at the Air […]
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Second Prototype of China’s J-36 Uncovered with Notable Structural Changes

The Aviationist Blog - Tue, 28/10/2025 - 12:05
Several images showing what appears to be the second prototype of the J-36 heavy fighter have started circulating online. Several images showing what appears to be the second prototype of the J-36 heavy fighter have started circulating online. The second airframe seems to retain the core configuration of its predecessor, such as the extensive control […]
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Yemen : Persistent Houthi threat hampers major Red Sea submarine cable projects

Intelligence Online - Tue, 28/10/2025 - 06:00
Several strategic submarine cable projects are still on hold in the Red Sea despite the ceasefire imposed by Donald Trump [...]
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United States : US diplomacy seeks private sector expertise on critical minerals

Intelligence Online - Tue, 28/10/2025 - 06:00
The meeting between United States President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping set for Thursday could well mark [...]
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France : Newcomers carve out place in French security and defence headhunting

Intelligence Online - Tue, 28/10/2025 - 06:00
According to Intelligence Online sources, two recruitment firms have in recent months burst onto the highly discerning market for security [...]
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10 Years Ago Today: Avro Vulcan XH558’s Final Flight

The Aviationist Blog - Tue, 28/10/2025 - 02:16
Oct. 28, 2025 marks the tenth anniversary of the last time an Avro Vulcan took to the skies. Following eight years of renewed airworthiness, XH558 landed on Oct. 28, 2015 after one final display. In circumstances that remain hotly discussed even a decade later, it was announced by the Vulcan to the Sky Trust (VTST) […]
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Turkey Buys RAF’s Retired C-130Js, Opening a New Chapter for Its Airlift Fleet

The Aviationist Blog - Mon, 27/10/2025 - 19:35
A deep dive into Turkey’s purchase of RAF’s retired C-130Js and the future of its airlift fleet. In recent years, Turkey has been steadily strengthening its air and defense capabilities. One of the latest signs of this ambition is the confirmed purchase of twelve C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical transport aircraft formerly operated by the Royal […]
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