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USN Awarded Gibbs & Cox LSCF Deal | Egypt And Argentina Might Get Tejas LCA | Taiwan To Boost Military Exchanges With US

Defense Industry Daily - Wed, 22/02/2023 - 05:00
Americas The US Navy awarded Gibbs & Cox a $39.6 million future surface combatant force (LSCF) design and engineering contract. The contract, through February 2024, supports the next-generation guided-missile destroyer (DDG(X))and other emerging ship concepts. It also includes feasibility studies in support of the broader navy fleet. President Vladimir Putin announced Tuesday that Moscow would suspend its participation […]
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First UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter For Ukraine’s Intelligence Service Breaks Cover

The Aviationist Blog - Tue, 21/02/2023 - 20:42

The Directorate of Intelligence published the photos online showing the unannounced delivery of the US-made helicopter. After receiving the former British Sea King helicopters, it appears that Ukraine has now fielded another western helicopter: the [...]

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Highlights - Geopolitical implications of growing military cooperation between China and Russia - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

In the framework of a Public Hearing to be held on 1 March, SEDE Members will exchange views with experts on the geopolitical implications of the growing military cooperation between China and Russia, in particular against the background of Russia's ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine.
The debate will focus on the increasing cooperation on arms and technology transfers, on military exercises between the two countries as well as on the use of hybrid warfare and disinformation campaigns against Western allies and in Europe. SEDE. MEPs will also be briefed on the state of play of the new EU Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine.
SEDE Hearings
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Hearings - Public hearing: Growing Military cooperation between Russia and China - 01-03-2023 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

SEDE Members will exchange views with experts on the geopolitical implications of the growing military cooperation between China and Russia, in particular against the background of Russia's ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine. The debate will focus on the increasing cooperation on arms and technology transfers, on military exercises between the two countries as well as on the use of hybrid warfare and disinformation campaigns against Western allies and in Europe.
Location : SPAAK 5B1
Draft programme
Poster
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES/UNITED STATES/RUSSIA : Washington wants Dubai-Russia trade route to end

Intelligence Online - Tue, 21/02/2023 - 08:00
The US Treasury Department has been vocal in its annoyance at the growing number of private Dubai-based traders selling goods to Russia from the emirate's Jebel Ali Free Zone. Arriving in Dubai on 1 February, a US delegation led by
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RUSSIA/BELARUS : Russia's Rosvgardia trains new elite units in Minsk

Intelligence Online - Tue, 21/02/2023 - 08:00
Since January, the 604th Special Purpose Center's Vityaz unit of the special forces of Russia's National Guard, Rosgvardia, have been
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UNITED STATES/UNITED KINGDOM : Harvard law professor Matthew Stephenson retained by British embassy in Washington to monitor legislation impacting lawyers and advisers for oligarchs

Intelligence Online - Tue, 21/02/2023 - 08:00
The British embassy in Washington, D.C. has retained Harvard law professor Matthew Stephenson to prepare a report on how US professionals, including
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GERMANY/RUSSIA : Metals specialist Walter still operating in Russia under Kyiv's watchful eye

Intelligence Online - Tue, 21/02/2023 - 08:00
Despite announcing it would depart from the Russian market in press releases last year, the German metal work and tools
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CHINA/UNITED STATES/TAIWAN : KMT engaged in intricate balancing act with Beijing ahead of 2024 presidential elections

Intelligence Online - Tue, 21/02/2023 - 08:00
Opposition Kuomintang party vice chairman Andrew Hsia's visit to China, which ended on 17 February, allowed him to voice criticism
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AFGHANISTAN/CHINA : Wang Duanyong, the academic testing the waters for China in Afghanistan

Intelligence Online - Tue, 21/02/2023 - 08:00
Wang Duanyong, the director of the Centre for China's Overseas Interests Studies at the School of International Relations and Public
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FRANCE : Paris relaunches New Caledonian spatial and intelligence hub

Intelligence Online - Tue, 21/02/2023 - 08:00
New Caledonia's Nouméa-La Tontouta air base is poised to undergo
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Raytheon To Produce New Propellers For USAF C-130 | Rheinmetall To Supply F-35 Components | DoS Approves HIMARS FMS To Netherlands

Defense Industry Daily - Tue, 21/02/2023 - 05:00
Americas The US Air Force has contracted Raytheon Technologies to produce new advanced propellers for its C-130 Hercules aircraft. Valued at $135 million, the agreement will require the company to deliver NP2000 propeller systems, including electronic control systems and spare parts. According to Raytheon, the eight composite-bladed propeller system will improve the performance of the […]
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‘Large White Balloon’ Reported East of Hawaii

The Aviationist Blog - Mon, 20/02/2023 - 22:48

Another white balloon allegedly flying in an area between Hawaii and California. The “balloon” saga continues: on Feb. 19, 2023, a large white balloon was reported over the Pacific ocean, roughly 600 miles to the [...]

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CANADA/UNITED STATES : Spy balloon incursion highlights NORAD intelligence capacity shortcomings

Intelligence Online - Mon, 20/02/2023 - 08:00
North American Aerospace Defense Command, NORAD, has had a busy month, taking down what was understood to be a Chinese spy balloon on 4 February and intercepting Russian military aircraft on 13 February (IO, 16/02/23). Those incidents have highlighted the modernisation challenges facing
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES/KAZAKHSTAN : Nurzhan Marabayev, the new link in UAE-Kazakh oil shipping partnership

Intelligence Online - Mon, 20/02/2023 - 08:00
UAE shipping companies are doubling down on efforts to win a share of the Caspian Sea transport market. On 13
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SAUDI ARABIA/UNITED STATES : Robert Stryk steps in between MBS and his nemesis Saad Al Jabri

Intelligence Online - Mon, 20/02/2023 - 08:00
The new case that Robert Stryk's Washington-based lobbying firm Stryk Global Diplomacy (SGD) - formerly Sonoran Policy Group - is
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SAUDI ARABIA/CHINA/UNITED STATES/IRAQ/RUSSIA : Kovalchuk clan in Kremlin, INIS fights corruption, Washington in Riyadh, Beijing and its reservists, China's model ambassador in Paris

Intelligence Online - Mon, 20/02/2023 - 08:00
Russia - Kovalchuk clan adds another link to Kremlin spymasters On 11 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed physicist Mikhail
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RUSSIA/UKRAINE : Russian intelligence puts down roots in Donetsk

Intelligence Online - Mon, 20/02/2023 - 08:00
News leaked in January that General Oleg Bolomozhnov was transferred from Saratov oblast to a new position as head of the Russian
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ISRAEL : 'Team Jorge' revelations turn spotlight on avatar market's technological and legal difficulties

Intelligence Online - Mon, 20/02/2023 - 08:00
On 15 February, Forbidden Stories published its investigation detailing the Advanced Impact Media Solutions (AIMS), the avatar production platform developed
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