Defence`s Feeds

After completing his partial takeover of Paris consulting firm CNTVRS (Controverse), headed by communications specialist Caroline Marchetti, Danish lobbyist Morten

The Terminales Portuarios Chancay (TPCH), located in Peru, is to become China's first logistics hub in Latin America's Pacific region.

Russian ZS-88 Psychological Operations Vehicle

A video which featured on Twitter's Chinese-speaking service on 23 April shows a foreigner in uniform, speaking English with a slight French accent, stretched out on the grass alongside a pilot who presents himself as an officer of China's People's

Following a shake-up earlier this month, the Israeli cyber incident response and forensics firm Sygnia is to be governed by

As war rages on in Ukraine, associations of German lobbyists who have worked for Russian-registered companies in the past are

France - Commando unit drones in French skies. A regulatory change will, according to our sources, soon allow armed forces

According to our sources, Jordan's General Intelligence Directorate (GID), has hiked the fight against drug trafficking to the top of

According to our sources, the recent upsets that have shaken the FSB since the start of the war in Ukraine

As it prepares to celebrate its 25th year in France, Kroll's Parisian office finds itself handling the succession of Bechir

According to our sources, French space company Thales Alenia Space (TAS) and the British In-Space, which was acquired in 2021

Despite keeping some distance from politics after insurrections in January (IO, 24/01/22) and the government's bid to lessen its influence,

Oversight of the intelligence and defence landscape in France is poised for major change if French voters follow patterns in

Having planned "self-determination" referendums in mid-May - supervised by Andrei Yarin, head of the Kremlin's internal policy department (IO, 09/05/22)

In this peaceful haven tucked away among the busy small streets overflowing with tourists around the Roman Pantheon, there are

Head to Riyadh with President Receip Tayyip Erdogan on 29 April to seal Turkey's grand reconciliation with Saudi crown prince

London - Networking session for London's corporate intelligence elite. There was a good deal of business card-swapping at the relaxed

Americas

Raytheon won a $10.8 million delivery order for deploy and retrieve systems in support of the AN/AQS-20 mine-hunting program. The AN/AQS-20C sonar mine-hunting system is the U.S. Navy’s latest mine-hunting technology, which is integrated into the littoral combat ship mine countermeasures mission package. Work will take place in Washington and Those Island. Estimated completion will be by December 2023.

DARPA has announced its new X-plane concept, a low-cost long-range seaplane that can fly up to 10,000ft. However, the aircraft will utilize the “wing-in-ground effect” to extend its range so that it can serve as a strategic or tactical transport.

Middle East & Africa

Ugandan troops sent to Democratic Republic of Congo last year will withdraw by May 31 unless the two countries strike a new agreement, Ugandan military officials said. Uganda joined Congolese forces on November 30 in a fight against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), accused of massacres in eastern DR Congo and bombings in Uganda.

Europe

General Dynamics Electric Boat won a $313.9 million modification for additional United Kingdom (UK) Strategic Weapon Support System kit manufacturing, and submarine industrial base development and expansion, as part of the Integrated Enterprise Plan supporting Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines and the nuclear shipbuilding enterprise (Virginia-class and Ford-class). The industrial base development work is for the furtherance of the Fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 117-81) which authorized, and the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103) which appropriated, additional funds for submarine industrial base development and expansion to ensure second- and third-tier contractors are able to meet increased production requirements. Work will take place in Rhode Island and Virginia. Estimated completion will be by September 2029.

Asia-Pacific

India’s Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) carried out the first test-firing of its Naval Anti-Ship Missile on May 18. The weapon was released from a Seaking helicopter off Odisha coast.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has secured a contract to supply its MiniPOP electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) systems for the Philippine Navy’s patrol vessels, the company announced in a media release. This particular MiniPOP system that is focused on maritime applications has been developed by IAI’s Tamam Division, and is “designed to operate during both day and night, and meet harsh environmental conditions such as shock, vibration from waves, and extreme temperatures”, the company said.

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