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Bahrain/United Kingdom : Manama Dialogue: Salman bin Hamad takeover would trim UK influence in Bahrain

Intelligence Online - Wed, 21/02/2024 - 06:00
While the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is still scheduled to run the IISS Manama Dialogue from 6 to 8 December at the Ritz-Carlton in Manama, Intelligence Online has learned there is a chance Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa's
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Russia : Moscow steps up against Kyiv's 'Army of Drones'

Intelligence Online - Wed, 21/02/2024 - 06:00
Moscow on 13 February started deploying and testing the new version of its Orlan-30B tactical electronic warfare drone, with the
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Ukraine : Kyiv acts to regulate booming defence industry

Intelligence Online - Wed, 21/02/2024 - 06:00
With the creation of the Industrial and Defence Committee, a temporary consultative body, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal's cabinet is attempting
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Belarus : KGB extends control over ideological dissent as election frenzy builds

Intelligence Online - Wed, 21/02/2024 - 06:00
In the build-up to the parliamentary election on Sunday (IO, 19/02/24), the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research (BISR) has seen
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France/Ukraine : Avisa co-founder Arnaud Dassier's tribulations in Ukraine

Intelligence Online - Wed, 21/02/2024 - 06:00
Arnaud Dassier, co-founder of the corporate intelligence and influence firm Avisa Partners with Matthieu Creux was not expecting to draw
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United Kingdom : Law firm Schillings poaches from C & F Partners to expand investigations team

Intelligence Online - Wed, 21/02/2024 - 06:00
Reputational defence firm Schillings, which was founded by lawyer Keith Schilling, is busy building up its investigations team, as it
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Ukraine/United Kingdom/United States : Control Risks Ukraine, Arcanum, Horizon Engage, Schillings

Intelligence Online - Wed, 21/02/2024 - 06:00
Kyiv - Control Risks looks to expand in UkraineBritain's Control Risks Group (CRG) is currently beefing up its presence in
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U.S. Navy Surging Last C-2 Greyhound Squadron As CMV-22 Osprey Remains Grounded

The Aviationist Blog - Tue, 20/02/2024 - 23:21

The last 15 C-2As are surging to meet the carrier onboard delivery mission after all Ospreys were grounded in December, with DOT&E meanwhile reporting that the CMV-22 is not operationally suitable. The U.S. Navy is [...]

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Belgian Air Force Unexpectedly Cancels F-16 Solo Display Team

The Aviationist Blog - Tue, 20/02/2024 - 15:52

The service decided to cancel the 2024 season and focus on the transition to the F-35. The Belgian Air Force unexpectedly announced on Feb. 19, 2024, that the F-16 Solo Display Team will not be [...]

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France/Saudi Arabia : French companies worried after arrest of Al-Ula Saudi mega-project boss

Intelligence Online - Tue, 20/02/2024 - 06:00
The French development agency for Al-Ula, Afalula, is trying to reassure companies involved in the project to develop tourism at the Nabataean site in northwestern Saudi Arabia, one of Mohammed bin Salman's (MbS) mega-projects.Jean-Yves Le Drian, who has been chairman
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France : Race to take over Preligens, part 2: Thales and Safran covet the military intelligence firm's gems

Intelligence Online - Tue, 20/02/2024 - 06:00
The investment fund Tikehau Capital, a main shareholder in the imaging data processing firm Preligens, has been quick to issue
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Russia/Ukraine : Viktor Medvedchuk's business empire jostles for Luhansk mining resources with local barons

Intelligence Online - Tue, 20/02/2024 - 06:00
The self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), one of the two separatist oblasts of Ukraine, has signed a mining contract for
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United States : NSA struggles to meet its staffing targets

Intelligence Online - Tue, 20/02/2024 - 06:00
The National Security Agency (NSA) professes satisfaction at having succeeded in attracting 2,400 new employees in 2023, making its recruitment
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Europe/Poland/United States : Poland at the heart of NATO rapid reaction exercises

Intelligence Online - Tue, 20/02/2024 - 06:00
NATO launched in Poland a particularly notable annual exercise on 14 Feburary: Brilliant Jump 24, to prepare and assess the
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China : Li Qiang, a prime minister in trouble

Intelligence Online - Tue, 20/02/2024 - 06:00
Beijing's political circles are abuzz with rumours as President Xi Jinping continues to hold back on the date of the
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Ukraine/United Kingdom : Objective Ukraine, linking Kyiv's special forces with UK security providers

Intelligence Online - Tue, 20/02/2024 - 06:00
Retired British Army infantry officer Simon Woodiwiss is busy reorganising the London base of his security firm Objective Ukraine that
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First Alabama ANG F-35 Takes Part In Special Flyover With Red Tail P-51 And F-16Cs

The Aviationist Blog - Mon, 19/02/2024 - 13:38

The new Alabama ANG’s F-35 flagship, with a red tail honoring the Tuskegee Airmen legacy, took part in a flyover at Dannelly Field, along with another F-35A, two F-16s and a P-51. The 187th Fighter [...]

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China : Wu Qing given intractable task of halting stock exchange slide

Intelligence Online - Mon, 19/02/2024 - 06:00
Intelligence Online has learned that the appointment of Wu Qing on 7 February as head of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) is the result of a reshuffle ordered by President Xi Jinping in an attempt to save the country's financial
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France : Race to take over Preligens, part one: French firm on verge of takeover following international struggles

Intelligence Online - Mon, 19/02/2024 - 06:00
The sale of Preligens, a French specialist in artificial intelligence (AI) applied to geospatial intelligence (GEOINT), follows several setbacks for
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Germany/Saudi Arabia : Lürssen skirts German ban on arms exports to Riyadh

Intelligence Online - Mon, 19/02/2024 - 06:00
Saudi Arabia's company Middle East Maritime Repair (MEMR) has announced its imminent sale of 28m interceptor vessels to the ministry.
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