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
According to our sources, the release of an unclassified report on corruption by China's top leaders written by the Office
The United Arab Emirates is turning into ultra-rich Russians' offshore haven of choice, increasingly attracting funds that would previously have
Americas Canada has awarded Bell Textron a $2.28-billion contract to deliver in-service support for its air force’s CH-146 Griffon multirole utility helicopters. The agreement will cover program management as well as technical, engineering, and design change services for the fleet. The US Army has awarded Allison Transmission an $83.3 million contract to supply upgraded and new X1100 […]
M1A2 SEP (click to view full) America’s M1 Abrams tanks come in a number of versions. In addition to the M1A1 that is now standard, the US Army is beginning to field its M1 TUSK for urban warfare. It also operates the M1A2 System Enhancement Program (SEP), currently the most advanced standard variant. This Spotlight […]
Like a royal marriage of international networks, Gretchen King's corporate intelligence firm Vantage Intelligence is about to announce the arrival of Erik Prince, the founder of private security firm Blackwater, on its advisory board, according to Intelligence Online sources.Prince will
The launch of Maxar Intelligence's first two WorldView Legion optical observation satellites is not listed in SpaceX's February launch manifest,
Under a contract shrouded in secrecy, TAG International, which advises governments on national security matters, is currently deploying military experts
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is taking another stand against Russian interference, last week outlawing the Telegram channel of influential pro-Kremlin
A delegation from China's United Front Work Department (UFWD), the body dedicated to influence operations abroad, is due in Italy
Russia/Iran/Azerbaijan: FSB foils contraband of Tor missile componentsThe Moscow court of appeal issued a ruling at the end of last
In a letter sent on 28 December to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, which Intelligence Online has been able to read,
Americas Boeing’s KC-46A Pegasus has encountered some turbulence. Plagued by technical glitches and safety concerns, the aerial refueller has faced a $7 billion headwind. Boeing is taking the Pegasus back to the hangar for a thorough overhaul. Six critical issues stand between the Pegasus and its full potential. Michael Marrow from Breaking Defense toured Boeing’s […]
Block IV Cutaway (click to view full) Block IV Tomahawk is the current generation of the Tomahawk family of cruise missiles. The BGM-109 Tomahawk family began life in the 1980s as sub-sonic, low-flying nuclear strike weapons, before being developed into long-range RGM/UGM-109 conventional attack missiles. They’re most frequently launched from submarines and surface ships, and […]
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