Defence`s Feeds

The German parliament is once again examining the role played by several private security companies registered in Germany. In early

The proliferation of internal meetings called by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the instructions it has issued are beginning to severely strain, if not paralyse, the functioning of some of the country's largest investment banks. Intelligence Online has learned that, at

Colonel Florence Skrlj's recent nomination as defence attaché to the French embassy in Chisinau, headed by ambassador Graham Paul, points

Officially, he works in "journalism". That is the only profession given. The Nantes administrative court decision of 25 September did

Amy Lashinsky and Ambrose Carey's corporate intelligence firm Alaco is hard at work for ArcelorMittal. The steel giant is in a race against time to recover more than €140m from its faltering Indian rival Liberty House, which belongs to steel

The accumulation of Western sanctions on Russian companies and the Kremlin's toughening of rules for firms that want to exit

As 2023 draws to a close, an analysis of the figures from Edistat, a website that provides weekly estimates of

The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) is looking to strengthen the powers of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to boost staff mobility in the intelligence community, in a bi-partisan bill, the Intelligence Community Joint

The announcement in mid-December that Salim Abduvaliev had been remanded in custody, a few days after his arrest by Tashkent

The Central Group for Psychological Operations (CGDP), Poland's psyops (or sajopsi in Polish) unit, in November took up the torch

In the murky game of satellite data interception, Beijing has shown itself to be the most adept at keeping a tight lid on its real capabilities. So far, no other state has directly accused China of pilfering and China itself

The reconstruction of Nagorno-Karabakh is drawing in foreign consultants and business diplomats, particularly from the United States, who are hoping

The United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Daesh (UNITAD) is due to wind up its

The discovery last month that a memorial in Niger's Ténéré desert - where a UTA Airways DC 10 crashed in 1989 after a suitcase bomb exploded on the orders of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, killing all 170 people on

Saudi Arabia has not officially joined Operation Prosperity Guardian, the US-led maritime security initiative in the Red Sea. However, Intelligence

As the war persists between Israel and Hamas, the country's army is increasingly mobilising Israeli reservists employed in the private

A strong and competitive European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB) is a prerequisite for developing defence capabilities and securing European strategic autonomy. EDA has established a structured dialogue and enhanced engagement with industry, which aims to EDTIB and focuses on European entities. This month, the Agency hosted a dedicated workshop for the defence industry, welcoming over 150 experts in-house and online, to update on the state of play and related way ahead of EDA’s activities of particular interest to the defence industry.

Welcoming industry representatives from large, mid-cap, SMEs and industrial associations, EDA’s Director for Industry Synergies and Enablers (ISE) underlined that the establishment of defence initiatives at EU level have created favorable conditions for strengthening the EDTIB. He emphasised that the Agency is committed to fostering an environment that supports the EDTIB, acknowledging its crucial contribution to Europe's overall security and defence.

The participants were updated by EDA experts during the workshop on the five pillars of EDA’s industry engagement approach, notably: Capability Development, Research, Technology and Innovation, Key Strategic Activities and wider EU policies as well as overall support to Industry. The update focused on activities of interest to the industry, including opportunities for potential engagement. Representatives of the European Commission also attended the meeting and provided an update on their current initiatives relevant to defence industry.

Access to finance, 2023 EU Capability Development Priorities & tools for industry

Industry representatives were informed on the Member States joint statement on access to financing that was prepared by EDA through a collaborative dialogue involving participating Member States and the industry. The statement, that was endorsed by 27 EU Ministers of Defence last November, emphasizes on the importance of accessing finance on capital markets, and encompassing both regulatory proposals at EU-level related to ESG reporting and ongoing developments with national financial actors.

The 27 EU Ministers of Defence approved also the 2023 EU Capability Development Priorities (CDP). The 22 agreed priorities provide a valuable overview of the capability development landscape for the defence industry. The workshop allowed industry representatives to address relevant questions on the CDP, primarily what are the next steps regarding the implementation and how industry could be involved in this process.  

Clarifications also provided to the participants on how to access to the EDA prioritization platform which contains the Capability Development Priorities (CDP), Strategic Context Cases (SCC), Overarching Strategic Research Agenda (OSRA including the TBB roadmaps) and Key Strategic Activities (KSA) and on the further development of the B2B platform.

EDA also informed the participants about the publication of the Industry Engagement Roadmap 2024 which offers an overview of the EDA activities of interest to the industry, that are planned to take place in 2024 in all 5 pillars of EDA Industry Engagement.

Participants stressed that this workshop could take place one more time per year as the update provided is considered very useful.

The Kremlin is reinforcing the electronic warfare capabilities of its ground-to-air defence apparatus, the "Moscow Belt" to protect Moscow from

Omar bin Sultan Al Olama has his work cut out for him. According to our information, the UAE minister of

Dekabristen, a Berlin-registered humanitarian and civil society association, is raising funds to buy drones for Ukraine, as do the Ukrainian