Defence`s Feeds

The French foreign intelligence service, the DGSE, has Electronic Katrangi Trading (EKT) under close watch. On 8 April, the Paris

The CEO of Société Générale, Slawomir Krupa, who has been in that role since May 2023, is expected to shortly

Intelligence Online has learned the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS), or Gonganbu, has been in control of the country's universities for at least the past six months. MSS police officers have been helping those of the Chinese Communist Party

When flights into Estonia's Tartu Airport were suspended on 29 April due to Russian GPS jamming in the Baltic region,

A delegation of around 20 companies from French land defence industries body Gicat (Groupement des Industries Françaises de Défense et

Two years after journalist Alex Jordanov was charged with disclosing classified information and other offences over his 2019 book "Les

China: PM snubbed on state flightsWhile the Chinese premier Li Qiang continues to play an active role in the country's

Changpeng Zhao, founder of cryptocurrency exchange platform Binance, was finally given a prison sentence by an American court on 30

On 19 March, Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market, presented to the SEDE Members the newly released European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS) together with the proposed European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP), which set ambitious targets to enhance the defence readiness of the European Union and its Member States. ...
In camera, a tour d'horizon on EU security and defence priorities was given by the EEAS Deputy Secretary General Charles Fries and SEDE Members held an exchange of views with the EEAS and Rear Admiral Vasileios Gryparis, Operation Commander of EUNAVFOR ASPIDES on the Red Sea crisis and the establishment of the CSDP defensive maritime security operation EUNAVFOR ASPIDES.
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On 14 February, SEDE MEPs held an exchange of views with the NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană on the security situation in the Black Sea, on the Eastern Flank and in the Western Balkans. This was an opportunity to reiterate our unwavering support to Ukraine, two years after the start of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. ...
Enhancing the EU's CSDP Mission in Armenia was discussed - in camera - with Stefano Tomat, Civilian Operations Commander and Managing Director for Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability, EEAS and Markus Ritter, Head of Mission of the European Union Mission in Armenia (EUMA). In addition, SEDE Members discussed hybrid warfare and the "EU Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference Threats-2023" with Aude Maio-Coliche, Director for Strategic Communication and Foresight at the EEAS.
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On 24 January, SEDE MEPs held an exchange of views on the spill-over from the Israel-Hamas war in the escalation in the Red sea and in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. They also exchanged views with Jiří Šedivý, Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency, on EU's defence capability priorities and progress in addressing critical capability gaps.
Ukraine remained as well high on the SEDE agenda with its regular update - in camera - on the European Peace Facility's role in providing military equipment for Ukraine and on the EU's Military Assistance Mission for Ukraine, with Lt Gen Michiel van der Laan, Director General of the EU Military Staff.
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The French interior ministry is closely monitoring the progress made by cyber specialists in new penetration techniques. Intelligence Online understands

Ahead of the arrival of President Xi Jinping, who could land on French soil as early as Sunday evening (IO,

In the run-up to the US presidential election on 5 November, the new head of the NSA and US Cyber

The case of Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast, which hours after it listed on the Nasdaq in August 2023 become

Corporate intelligence firm Forward Global (formerly Avisa Partners) spoke on behalf of Glencore with the French president's office and various

Salman bin Nasser Abu-Habib Al Shathry is steadily making himself indispensable to anyone wanting to sign defence contracts in Riyadh.

Vapor purge testing provides critical information on how long it takes an aircraft operating in areas at risk of chemical attacks to purge hazardous chemical vapor and replace it with toxicologically safe, breathable air. The [...]

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Under Peace Caesar program, the Italian Air Force operated a fleet of F-16A Block 15 ADF (Air Defense Fighter) jets upgraded with the “Falcon Up” and “Falcon 2020” modifications. Here’s their story. On Jan. 20, [...]

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A total of 26 MH-139 helicopters are now on order, although it’s not known if the service will complete the 74-helicopter fleet or stop at 36 helicopters as mentioned in the FY25 budget documents. The [...]

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