Defence`s Feeds

Dispatched to Baghdad on 21 April for the fifth round of negotiations between Tehran and Riyadh under the leadership of

After the beginning of the Russian attacks in Ukraine on 24 February, a tightknit circle of lieutenants, each with a

The distinguished King David Hotel sits at a vantage point overlooking the ramparts of the walled city of Jerusalem. Since

The management of cyber security flaws, considered a major national security issue, is of growing interest to zero-day specialists. Exodus Intelligence, headed by Logan Brown, is seeking to take advantage of the various vulnerability hunting programmes, chief among them is

Unseenlabs, a satellite constellation operator specialising in radio frequency (RF) signal interception (SIGINT), is gaining momentum in the Indo-Pacific region.

Venezuela's new foreign minister, Felix Plasencia, is increasingly establishing himself as the key interlocutor between the country's authorities and is

A French name has crept into the short list of new Russian nationals signed by Vladimir Putin on 21 April:

An attack on a Hazara Shi-ite boys' school in Western Kabul on 19 April, an area regularly targeted by Islamic

The White House threatened further sanctions against Russian individuals and entities last week while behind the scenes, an ad hoc working group has been drafting a list of potential targets. Led by Michael McFaul, the US ambassador in Russia, who

Israel and the United Arab Emirates have continued to build on their economic partnership since the conclusion of the Abraham

The Luxembourg-based CAE Aviation, headed by David Attali (IO, 06/12/21), began deploying an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) plane in

According to our sources, during his meeting with the Israeli ambassador to Moscow Alexander Ben Zvi on 18 April, the

Taiwanese-born lobbyist Jason Ho settled in San Jose, California on 14 April, as a local representative of Revatron Co., a

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Saudi Arabia is, according to our sources, beginning to lose faith in EDF, of which the French state owns 83.88%, as its developer for the construction of two reactors for what will be Riyadh's first nuclear power plant. Despite having

Less than two weeks after the French presidential elections, the country's cyber-specialists are hoping that a certain number of major

In a move to broaden its defence partnerships, the Kazakh government announced new deals with Turkey and the United Arab

A few months after his return to the political centre stage, Dmitry Medvedev, ex-president and President Vladimir Putin's former prime

Uzbekistan's government, which has remained resolutely neutral on the war in Ukraine, continues to pursue internal reforms in the hope

Under the EDA-managed Incubation Forum for Circular Economy in European Defence (IF CEED), more than 30 experts from 13 countries across Europe met on 26 April 2022 to prioritise the way forward on the role of data for circular economy in European Defence.

Experts from EDA’s participating Member States, defence-related industry and Research-and-Technology Organisations (RTOs) gathered in two sessions of IF CEED working groups (so-called ‘Project Circles’). The core of the discussion covered how to improve circularity by information sharing across the defence-related value chain, while protecting classified or business-sensitive data.

The Project Circle ‘WFD’ discussed the implementation of the article 9(1)(i) of the Waste Framework Directive regarding the reporting of substances of very high concern. It focused on the associated ‘SCIP’ (Substances of Concern In Product) database, its use within the defence supply chain, the implementation of the Directive’s provisions across Member States and issues related to compliance with defence-specific requirements, such as rules on export of military systems.

Then, the Project Circle ‘Circular Data’ started its work on the broader use of data as an enabler for circularity in Defence. Presentations explored the potential uses of data and the concept of ‘Digital Product Passport’, by building on recent initiatives in civilian applications able to cross-fertilise and transfer innovative technologies to the defence sector. Participants shared experiences and views on the needs, benefits and barriers of the implementation of a data-sharing scheme in the military context. They discussed topics such as higher standards of data protection needed for classified information and the relevant scope of data to be shared across supply chains.

Both Project Circles established first priorities, aiming at making the most of data management to develop circularity principles in the defence sector.

The Incubation Forum for Circular Economy in European Defence (IF CEED) is co-funded by the European Union (under the LIFE programme) and the Luxembourg’s Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs - Directorate of Defence.

More info:

• IF CEED website