Defence`s Feeds

Faiz Hameed, the powerful head of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI, IO, 27/01/21), visited Kabul on 4 September, accompanied by top

According to our sources, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, the all-powerful boss of Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund Mubadala, is due to visit Moscow at the end of the month. As well as a handful of Kremlin officials, the Emirati entrepreneur and

Cyber security company XM Cyber, which is chaired by former Mossad director Tamir Pardo, is seeking security certification from the French

Turkmenistan's state-owned gas company Turkmengas has begun a discovery proceeding, after a New York court approved its application on 24

The FSB's central archive service unveiled declassified records of the trial of 12 Japanese World War II soldiers at the

Bahaa Hariri is increasingly positioning himself as the successor to his late father Rafic Hariri, particularly via his outspokenly critical

Faiz Hameed, the powerful head of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI, IO, 27/01/21), visited Kabul on 4 September, accompanied by top

Americas

The US Marine Corps has acquired its first MQ-9 unmanned air vehicle (UAV) and assigned it to VMU-1. The transfer took place at MCAS Yuma, Arizona on August 30 and the aircraft is currently operated by the contractor.

The US Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $26 million contract for Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF) spares for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. Under the contract, BAE Systems will provide Beamforming Networks (BFNs), an integral part of antenna control for the AN/APX-122A IFF Interrogator system, onboard the carrier-capable tactical aircraft.

Middle East & Africa

During the last few weeks, the US has removed its most advanced air defense system, the Terminal High Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) system, as well as Patriot missile batteries from Saudi Arabia. Spokesmen for the Pentagon and the Saudi Defense Ministry confirmed the removal of the air defense systems. According to AP, images taken on Friday by satellite imagery company Planet Labs showed that the area of the air base where the systems were previously located is now empty, and there is no activity of any kind.

Europe

Greece has ordered six more Rafale fighters, bring the total number ordered to 24. The announcement was made by French Defense Minister Florence Parly. It is said that the fighters ordered are the F3R variant.

Ukrainian Zorya-Mashproekt Gas Turbine Research and Development Complex, a state-owned enterprise inked a contract with India’s Goa Shipyard Limited for supply of two latest generation M7H2 engines to power warships of the country’s Navy. The turbo-power units are to be installed in new multi-purpose frigates, which will soon be built at the Indian shipyard.

Asia-Pacific

North Korea’s state-run media disclosed that the country has tested a new type of long-range cruise missile on September 11 and 12. Information from North Korea says the new weapon can fly for more than two hours and a range of over 1,500 km.

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According to our information, BNP Paribas has until the end of the month to launch a call for tenders to select

As Turkey continues to establish its presence in Yemen (IO, 10/06/20), its intelligence service, the MIT, which is in charge of these operations, is now recruting and deploying Syrian proxies in the country, while maintaining close contact with the Al

The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) awarded the "automatic detection" part of its Influence Campaign Awareness and Sensemaking

One of the two Chinese companies involved the acquisition of a 75% stake in the Italian drone company Alpi Aviation,

Head of the Lebanese General Directorate of General Security, Abbas Ibrahim, the kingpin of Damascus' unofficial relations with Beirut (IO,

Ukraine's new interior minister Denys Monastyrskiy (IO, 20/07/21) has recently met with the versatile Yevgeniy Yenin, an experienced diplomat, appointed