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UNITED STATES/UNITED KINGDOM : CT Group's special branch hires CBS Washington bureau chief to lead DC opening

Intelligence Online - Thu, 03/06/2021 - 08:00
After laying down roots in London, CT Solutions and Private Advisory (CT SPA), the company recently set up by Australians Mark
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CHINA/UNITED STATES : Akhan caught up in China-US semiconductor battle

Intelligence Online - Thu, 03/06/2021 - 08:00
According to our sources, US security and defence semiconductor manufacturer Akhan Semiconductors has been targeted by an unsuccesful cyber-espionage operation, probably carried out by a Chinese entity. According to our sources, the FBI has launched an investigation into the attack.
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SOUTH AMERICA : Pan-American cyber solutions retailer IAFIS hangs on Biden's talks with Maduro

Intelligence Online - Thu, 03/06/2021 - 08:00
The talks under way between the new Biden administration and Nicolas Maduro's government could bring much needed relief to cyber
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KUWAIT/UNITED STATES : Powerful Alghanim clan settles internecine scores in NY court

Intelligence Online - Thu, 03/06/2021 - 08:00
Despite his appointment last month as head of the board of the Family Business Network (FBN), an organisation founded in
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RUSSIA/GERMANY/UKRAINE : German groups in Crimea provide pathway between Berlin and Moscow

Intelligence Online - Thu, 03/06/2021 - 08:00
On 22 May, Crimean politicians announced the visit of a delegation of around two dozen Germans who had travelled to
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CHINA/HONGKONG : Hong Kong awash with new security units

Intelligence Online - Thu, 03/06/2021 - 08:00
The new national security department set up at the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO) last month was the
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FRANCE : Tracfin's role in combating predatory foreign investment gets it a seat on the DGSE's joint technical platform

Intelligence Online - Thu, 03/06/2021 - 08:00
Tracfin, the financial intelligence service that the French government sees as its best weapon for protecting the country's economy, recently
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UNITED STATES/UNITED KINGDOM : CT Group's special branch hires CBS Washington bureau chief to lead DC opening

Intelligence Online - Thu, 03/06/2021 - 08:00
After laying down roots in London, CT Solutions and Private Advisory (CT SPA), the company recently set up by Australians Mark
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Netherlands re-states goal of first new submarine in 2028

Jane's Defense News - Wed, 02/06/2021 - 19:39
The Netherlands has reaffirmed its aim to have the first Walrus-class replacement submarine in service before the end of 2028, although it is no longer stiplulating that...
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New study maps the minefields the European Defence Fund will have to avoid

Jane's Defense News - Wed, 02/06/2021 - 19:38
The European Defence Fund (EDF) will not spur delivery of the defence capabilities Europe needs unless it strikes a very careful balance between supporting excellence at...
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Indian Army issues RFI for 1,770 ‘future tanks'

Jane's Defense News - Wed, 02/06/2021 - 19:38
The Indian Army (IA) has invited responses from foreign manufacturers by 15 September to its request for information (RFI) regarding the planned procurement of 1,770...
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Skydweller Aero readies for first autonomous flight

Jane's Defense News - Wed, 02/06/2021 - 19:37
US-Spanish aerospace company Skydweller Aero is gearing up to begin construction of a fully unmanned solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) following the latest...
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USAF buys more BACN

Jane's Defense News - Wed, 02/06/2021 - 19:37
The US Air Force (USAF) is strengthening its Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) fleet, with a further six aircraft to be procured over the coming five...
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Chinese army trains engaging targets at sea using MRLs, ATGMs

Jane's Defense News - Wed, 02/06/2021 - 16:28
The People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) has conducted a series of live-fire exercises aimed at engaging targets at sea using long-range artillery and anti-tank...
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Malaysia scrambles Hawk 208 aircraft to confront PLAAF squadron over South China Sea

Jane's Defense News - Wed, 02/06/2021 - 10:21
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has scrambled an unspecified number of Hawk 208 light-attack/lead-in trainer aircraft to confront a squadron of 16 People's...
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES/QATAR/UNITED KINGDOM : Influence campaigns in the Gulf: Diligence faces Ghanem Nuseibeh

Intelligence Online - Wed, 02/06/2021 - 08:00
An unusual hearing will open in the Geneva court of first instance on 3 June, when Nick Day's corporate affairs firm Diligence will try to get consultant Ghanem Nuseibeh into the witness box to establish that the methods it used
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ISRAEL : Bindecy lays hands on struggling cyber security firm Merlinx

Intelligence Online - Wed, 02/06/2021 - 08:00
The Israeli tactical interceptions firm Merlinx (ex-Equus Technologies, IO, 28/02/18) was sold a few days ago to Bindecy, a small
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UNITED KINGDOM/IRAQ : Pentagon subcontractors fall back on APC deal with UK army in Erbil

Intelligence Online - Wed, 02/06/2021 - 08:00
The British Ministry of Defence's call for tenders for the supply and maintenance of civilian armoured vehicles in Erbil opposes
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YEMEN : Tarek Saleh unveils political ambitions under Abu Dhabi's patronage

Intelligence Online - Wed, 02/06/2021 - 08:00
According to our sources, Tarek Saleh, the nephew of Yemen's late President Ali Abdullah Saleh, is preparing a European tour
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FRANCE : Haurus' darknet files used to spy on private investigator Kevin Rivaton

Intelligence Online - Wed, 02/06/2021 - 08:00
As the Nanterre magistrates' court prepares for the Haurus trial next month (IO, 31/05/21), there is another investigation underway led
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