Defence`s Feeds

On 28 November, Spanish conglomerate Ferrovial made official the sale of its 25% stake in FGP Topco, the international consortium that owns London Heathrow airport's operator, Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd (HAHL). The deal is worth an estimated $2.7bn and comes after

New documents obtained by Intelligence Online show much closer ties than previously revealed between London startup FloLive and Cyprus-based cyber-intelligence

A Vietnamese diplomatic delegation is due to visit Paris today, 12 December, to discuss Vietnam's place in France's Indo-Pacific strategy,

Guillaume Poupard, who headed the French National Agency for the Security of Information Systems (ANSSI) from 2014 until late 2022,

At least five major Chinese banks have introduced emergency surveillance measures to avoid facing new corruption investigations over the Christmas

Testimony from investigators in court in Nanterre near Paris about the crimes of Michel Fourniret and Monique Olivier has confirmed

Star British barrister Steven Kay is busy setting up a new body connected to the Libyan Asset Recovery and Management

The aircraft, the first of 34 on order, will be delivered next year and based at Luke Air Force Base for training. Lockheed Martin rolled out of its production facilities in Fort Worth, Texas, the [...]

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The new RPA was delivered, along with a new Mobile Ground Control Station, as part of a Mid-Life Modernization of the Italian fleet of Predator RPAs. General Atomics just disclosed that on Nov.9, 2023, the [...]

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The F-16, belonging to the 8th Fighter Wing, crashed into the Yellow Sea off South Korea, during a routine training mission. On Dec. 11, 2023, at around 08.43AM LT, an F-16 Fighting Falcon jet, assigned [...]

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GCHQ's "security culture and systems", particularly in recruitment and vetting, have come under fire in the parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee's annual report, published on 5 December. The committee, led by Conservative MP Julian Lewis, refers to two recent incidents

As a sign of its winter offensive to come, Russia is jamming the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellations of

Bulgaria has opted to go with local distributor Lomini to equip its army with 52 manual reconnaissance terminals over the

Saudi Arabia/UK - Date set for MbS London visitSaudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) is planning to

Jean-Yves Le Drian, who serves as Emmanuel Macron's special envoy for Lebanon and as such toured the Middle East in

Intelligence Online has learned that Chinese President Xi Jinping is to visit France in early 2024, his first post-Covid trip

One of the witnesses to give oral evidence at the UK parliament Foreign Affairs Committee's hearing on the international counter-terrorism

The Fleet Air Arm unit will be jointly operated by the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, similarly to the other frontline unit, the 617 Dambusters Squadron. The Royal Navy’s 809 Naval Air Squadron has [...]

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F-16 Fighting Falcons of the RNLAF 312th Squadron took part in a readiness exercise at Volkel Air Base. On Dec. 8, 2023, the 312 Squadron of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) held an impressive [...]

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At least one IRIAF (Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force) F-14 Tomcat flew alongside the Russian presidential aircraft and its Su-35S Flanker escort over Iran. On Dec. 6, 2023, Russia’s President Putin made a rare, [...]

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