Defence`s Feeds

The latest invitations to tender issued by Vietnam's Viettel, seen by Intelligence Online, show that the defence ministry-owned telecommunications conglomerate

The never-ending purge within the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is being extended internationally. The ministry of state security, the Guoanbu,

Curaleaf, the world's largest marijuana company, which has also been linked to oligarch Roman Abramovich, has hired several firms and

ADIT is being very quiet about the final schedule for its takeover of Défense Conseil International (DCI), the former French

Americas The Georgia Air National Guard has received its first of eight C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters from defense giant Lockheed Martin. The new jet builds on a tradition of Hercules operation for the 165th Airlift Wing, which received its first model in 1975 and has been operating many versions of the military transport aircraft […]

RAAF C-130J-30, flares (click to view full) The C-130 Hercules remains one of the longest-running aerospace manufacturing programs of all time. Since 1956, over 40 models and variants have served as the tactical airlift backbone for over 50 nations. The C-130J looks similar, but the number of changes almost makes it a new aircraft. Those […]

On Tuesday, 23 January 2024 a joint hearing on “The European Union’s Strategy in the Sahel” will be organised by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Development and the Sub-Committee on Security and Defence. It will be an opportunity to critically reflect on the EU's policy and approach towards this important region in light of recent coup d’états.
The hearing will take a holistic approach that looks at the full picture of the root causes of instability in the region and the EU's policy towards the Sahel until now. It will allow MEPs to discuss ways in which the EU's strategy should be adapted to ensure that the EU's security, development, humanitarian and democracy-support assistance contributes to lasting sustainable development and enhanced security in this vital region and complements the efforts of the EU's partners.
Location : SPAAK 3C50
Draft programme
Hearing poster
Briefing on the new EU strategic priorities for the Sahel
Video recording of the hearing
Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Mark Pritchard MP, who sat on the British parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) from 2020 to 2022, is expanding his contacts in the Balkans, adding his new job as consultant for Macedonian businessman Shefshet Demirovski's ATS Group, which specialises

Former colonel Chad Davis has joined Stellar Solutions, a key aerospace engineering player founded by Celeste Ford that has contracts

France's plans to send a large business delegation to Riyadh in February could be undermined by Olivier Becht's uncertain future

The victory of the Democratic Progressive Party's Lai Ching-te (aka William Lai) in the 13 January presidential elections (IO, 03/01/24)

The strategic communications service in the London offices of FTI Consulting is paying close attention to the US National Transportation

Boston - CIA and FBI veterans team up in MassachusettsFormer CIA chief of staff Richard Peristere has recently joined FBI

Americas General Dynamics won a $96.4 million modification for Long Lead Time Material associated with the Virginia Class submarines SSN 812 and SSN 813. Work will take place in Colorado, California, Pennsylvania, Illinois, New York, New Jersey and other locations within the US as well as the United Kingdom. The United States and Britain launched […]

Virginia Block I-II (click for SuperSize) “GDEB Receives $148M as Virginia Class Lead Yard” described changes to the Virginia Class submarine’s design that are expected to reach 20% of the $200 million savings goal by the time orders for the versatile sea attack/ land attack/ special forces submarines rise to 2 per year, in 2012. […]

Retired US Navy capital Winton Smith's arrival this month at Jones Group International (JGI) further anchors the US consultancy to the Saudi armed forces. Smith, who served with the US Navy international relations division and as a naval attaché to Japan,

Interionet's shareholders are quietly taking the reins of the Israeli cyber intelligence company. Two new administrators have just been appointed,

The Vietnamese defence company Zodiac Investment Corp is one of the losers in defence minister Phan Van Giang's ongoing reorganisation

The British parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) finally has a full complement of nine members again. On 15 January,

Two years after his appointment as head of the Swiss Federal Intelligence Service (SRC), diplomat Christian Dussey (IO, 24/03/23) is