Defence`s Feeds

The start of the football World Cup in Qatar on November 20 has not distracted everyone's attention. In Paris, bosses

United Kingdom - Ben Wallace and the Defence Committee cross swords over parliamentary control of UK Special Forces.The UK parliament's

With the Republican Party gaining less ground than expected in the recent US midterm elections, the intelligence community should be

Philipp Wolff has been appointed as new head of the German intelligence service BND's central administration (Vice President for Core

Rabbi Berel Lazar, head of the Russian Orthodox Jewish Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement, came out of a long period of silence

Lobbyists working for Kazakhstan's justice ministry in Washington, and particularly Mercury Public Affairs, Greenberg Traurig and RJI Capital, kept a

Some of 5th gen. aircraft have operated in “full stealth mode” to train in the most realistic scenarios. As we already reported, F-35s from Italy, United States and the Netherlands are training together at Amendola [...]

The post U.S. And Dutch F-35s Have Flown Without Radar Reflectors During First Week Of ‘Falcon Strike 2022’ appeared first on The Aviationist.

Russian Lancet Loitering Munition

In its draft report presented on 8 November, the European Parliament's committee of inquiry into the Israeli spyware Pegasus, the

According to information gathered by Intelligence Online, the relaunch of the Pakistani branch of the French foreign trade advisers' body,

The Kazakh government is talking to the cyber and space industries in multiple countries, especially in Turkey, as it looks

Iran's Basiji militia, responsible for a large number of civilian casualties in Iran since the death of Masha Amini in September (IO, 17/10/22), is

On 30 October, spy chief Chen Yixin was appointed Minister of State Security (Guoanbu), making him the holder of the

The Fraternelle des agents parachutistes (FAP) is getting a makeover. Located at number 46 rue du Châtelain in the Brussels

FTI Consulting's recent appointment of Majdi Al Madani to head the forensic and litigation division of its Riyadh office will surely

Jessica Thorpe, a senior associate at corporate intelligence firm Alaco, who joined the firm last year, was hired to assist

Americas

General Atomics won a $46.9 million contract modification by the US Navy, which exercises an option to provide spares necessary for the successful operational capability of the Marine Air Ground Task Force Unmanned Aircraft System Expeditionary Medium Altitude Long Endurance MQ-9A Block 5 Reaper air vehicles, ground control stations, and ancillary equipment. Work will take place in California, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Virginia, Ohio, Arkansas, Florida and South Carolina.

The US Navy awarded Sikorsky a $14.1 million modification, which exercises an option to provide non-recurring engineering, supplies and support necessary for the low rate initial production Lot 1 deployable configuration updates for the CH-53K heavy lift replacement aircraft for the Navy. Work will take place in Florida. Expected completion is in December 2023.

Middle East & Africa

Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems has received a $72-million contract to supply an undisclosed international customer with Hermes 900 unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Under the two-year agreement, Elbit will deliver Hermes 900 drones equipped with the company’s electro-optical system, including a wide area persistent surveillance system, multi-spectral electro-optical payload, satellite communication, and signal intelligence payloads.

Europe

The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Switzerland of PATRIOT Advanced Capability (PAC) 3 Missile Segment Enhanced (MSE) missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $700 million. The proposed sale of the PAC-3 MSE missiles will enhance the capability of Switzerland’s PATRIOT missile defense system. The proposed sale supports Switzerland’s goal of improving national and territorial defense as well as interoperability with U.S. and NATO forces. Switzerland will use the PATRIOT system and missiles to defend its territorial integrity and for regional stability. The prime contractor will be Lockheed-Martin, Dallas, Texas.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that an offer to cooperate with Australia on submarines still stood, after a bitter row over a cancelled contract last year threatened to torpedo relations. Macron was left furious when Australia’s previous prime minister Scott Morrison abruptly tore up a contract for France to build a dozen diesel-powered submarines and announced a deal to buy US or British nuclear-powered subs.

Asia-Pacific

The New Zealand government has enhanced its defense commitments to Ukraine, boosting military equipment funding and extending training for Ukrainian warfighters. Prime Minister Jacina Ardern on Monday announced an undisclosed amount of additional military support to improve Ukraine’s self defense nine months into Russia’s invasion.

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European defence giants are gearing up for a new project unveiled by the European Commission's Cyber Coordination Task Force on 14 October to build a new European Cyber Situation and Analysis Centre. Over the past three weeks, Rhea Group, Leonardo, Airbus Group, Thales and Atos have been

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