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France/India/Russia : Indian Navy picks small French firm to equip its Russian helicopters

Intelligence Online - Mon, 24/11/2025 - 06:00
The French aerospace equipment manufacturer Aresia (formerly Rafaut) has secured [...]
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United States : Tulsi Gabbard without military adviser as Caribbean tensions rise

Intelligence Online - Fri, 21/11/2025 - 14:00
While the US military presence in the Caribbean continues to grow, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard finds herself [...]
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Missions - SEDE delegation to Greenland from 15-19 September 2025 - 15-09-2025 - Committee on Security and Defence

SEDE sent a delegation of six Members to Greenland (Nuuk and Ilulissat) from 15 - 19 September 2025, led by SEDE Chair Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann. The main aim of the mission was to engage directly with those involved in defence preparedness, including senior government figures, parliamentarians, military and civilian forces and local community leaders - in order to enhance EP engagement, understand security concerns facing Greenlanders and explore avenues for further EU support.
Press release
SEDE mission report including the programme
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Pakistan : Field Marshal Asim Munir becomes unexpected White House adviser on Iran

Intelligence Online - Fri, 21/11/2025 - 06:00
Despite his customary sobriety, Pakistani chief of army staff (COAS) Asim Munir must have smiled behind his unmistakable mustache when [...]
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France : France's DGA procurement agency looks at economic intelligence and influence operations

Intelligence Online - Fri, 21/11/2025 - 06:00
The five committees set up by the first edition of France's Rencontres de l'intelligence économique de défense (Economic and defence [...]
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China/France : French ex-PM Laurent Fabius star guest at Chinese influence forum

Intelligence Online - Fri, 21/11/2025 - 06:00
Former French prime minister Laurent Fabius gave a noteworthy speech at the opening ceremony of the Taihu World Cultural Forum [...]
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Thailand : Field narrows for Royal Thai Air Force's air defence system

Intelligence Online - Fri, 21/11/2025 - 06:00
The budget for the Royal Thai Air Force to buy an Integrated Air Defence System (IADS) has been cut almost [...]
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France : Ex-head of French military counter-intelligence turns to private sector

Intelligence Online - Fri, 21/11/2025 - 06:00
According to Intelligence Online sources, Philippe Susnjara, who headed France's DRSD defence intelligence and security directorate from 2022 to 2025, [...]
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United States : Washington banks on AI superchip to stay ahead of China in space

Intelligence Online - Fri, 21/11/2025 - 06:00
The launch of SpaceX's Bandwagon on 2 November was watched particularly closely by the those at the Pentagon. Their keen [...]
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AMENDMENTS 1 - 278 - Draft report EU strategic defence and security partnerships - PE779.651v01-00

AMENDMENTS 1 - 278 - Draft report EU strategic defence and security partnerships
Committee on Security and Defence
Michał Szczerba

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Saudi Arabia/United States : Trump and MbS reach deal on mega-contract for Saudi nuclear programme

Intelligence Online - Thu, 20/11/2025 - 06:00
On the sidelines of Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud's (MbS) rehabilitation at the White House on 18 November, which the Saudi crown prince had not visited since 2018, United States President Donald Trump gave the green light to Riyadh's future civil nuclear [...]
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China/France : Beijing appoints new spymaster in Paris

Intelligence Online - Thu, 20/11/2025 - 06:00
After a two-year cool spell between Paris and Beijing, China's Ministry of State Security (MSS, or Guoanbu) finally appointed a [...]
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China/India : China's 'salami slicing' strategy squeezes India on Himalayan border

Intelligence Online - Thu, 20/11/2025 - 06:00
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), through a series of skilfully orchestrated manoeuvres, has gradually cornered India on the border issue. India, [...]
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Hungary/Ukraine : Ukraine's drone king becomes Victor Orban's public enemy number one

Intelligence Online - Thu, 20/11/2025 - 06:00
Intelligence Online can reveal that, in September, Hungarian intelligence set up a large-scale surveillance operation dedicated to hunting down Robert [...]
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UAE/United States : JS Held studying potential takeovers of several firms

Intelligence Online - Thu, 20/11/2025 - 06:00
Backed by United States private equity fund Kelso & Company, consultancy JS Held is widely said to be on the [...]
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United Kingdom : MI6 promotes Paris chief to top counter-terrorism role

Intelligence Online - Thu, 20/11/2025 - 06:00
Intelligence Online has learned that the Paris-based intelligence representative for the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), to which the [...]
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U.S. Air Force KC-135 Tanker Tested Advanced Connectivity Systems During REFORPAC 25

The Aviationist Blog - Wed, 19/11/2025 - 23:35
The KC-135 was used to expand tactical communications across joint and combined forces for contested, multi-domain operations, and is now testing the High Value Airborne Asset Pod. The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) has just disclosed that its KC-135 Test Detachment, working alongside the Utah Air National Guard’s 151st Wing, […]
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Russian Spy Ship Yantar Points Laser at RAF P-8 Poseidon on the Edge of UK Waters

The Aviationist Blog - Wed, 19/11/2025 - 19:41
The UK Defense Secretary said the Russian ship pointed lasers at a RAF P-8 Poseidon while on the edge of UK waters off Scotland. The Russian intelligence ship Yantar is currently sailing on the edge of UK waters off the coast of Scotland, monitored by the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy. During a […]
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Highlights - SEDE/TRAN: Military mobility report + Military Mobility Package presentation - Committee on Security and Defence

On 24 November, Members of the Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) and the Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) vote jointly on the adoption of the SEDE/TRAN draft report on military mobility (Rapporteurs: Petras Auštrevičius (Renew, LT) and Roberts Zile (ECR, LV) followed by a presentation on the Military Mobility Package by Commissioner for Defence and Space A. Kubilius and Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism A. Tzitzikostas, adopted on 19 November.
The proposal puts forward a comprehensive set of measures aiming at facilitating the transport of equipment, goods and personnel for military purposes, while minimising and mitigating the impact of such transport on civilian transport.
Meeting agenda and documents
Live Streaming via the EP Multimedia Centre
Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on establishing a framework of measures to facilitate the transport of military equipment, goods and personnel across the Union
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Archer Aviation to Supply Hybrid Powertrain to Anduril and Edge’s Omen Drone

The Aviationist Blog - Wed, 19/11/2025 - 16:16
Anduril previously said a breakthrough in Omen’s development came through collaboration with Archer Aviation, which develops hybrid-electric VTOL systems. Archer Aviation has announced on Nov. 17, 2025, that it will supply its proprietary hybrid powertrain to third parties, starting with the Omen drone being developed by Anduril and Edge Group. The drone was recently unveiled […]
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