Iranian Shahed drones can be hard to spot in airspace crowded with civil, commercial and military traffic. Without the right tools for detection and coordination, operators sometimes have to launch “on sight” and end up overusing their interceptor drones.
Published on 03/06/26 at 11:30 GMT: The US House of Representatives has revised its ambitious plan to centralise counter-intelligence within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). Things have changed since the idea was first raised last year, with the ODNI and FBI weakened, and no competing proposal in the Senate.
Published on 03/06/26 at 09:00 GMT: The French foreign intelligence agency had this month to call back three of its officiers based in Tblisi after Georgia’s State Security Service exposed the DGSE’s recruitment of a key figure close to former PM Bidzina Ivanishvili, sparking a rift between the countries.
Published on 02/06/26 at 15:00 GMT: The United States is catching Europe by surprise in Bosnia and Herzegovina, without fanfare or any clear strategy. European capitals have two days to agree on a new high representative in Sarajevo, amid conflicting pressures from Moscow and Washington. Intelligence Online delivers a behind-the-scenes account.
President Ilham Aliyev decided not to pardon a Frenchman convicted of spying on the occasion of Azerbiajan’s national day. His case has become entangled in a web of political manoeuvring and bilateral demands.
The federal agency is looking into whether Belize’s Atlantic Bank and its owner violated anti-money laundering concerns. The State Department has also taken an interest in the case.
US authorities are actively tracking Chinese brokers who supply Mexican cartels with the precursor chemicals used to produce fentanyl, Intelligence Online can reveal. This covert war involves cryptocurrencies, maritime shipping routes and front companies.
In search of lower-cost air defence systems, and supplier diversification, Saudi military chiefs are said to have been speaking to Chinese defence groups about counter-UAV products.
ICC trials attract the cream of international lawyers – and their entourage of consultants, investigators and communications specialists. The trial of Rodrigo Duterte has in recent weeks notably seen a fierce behind-the-scenes battle among lawyers seeking to defend the former Filipino strongman.
The Kuomintang leader, who has just returned from a trip to China, has bypassed Taiwanese diplomatic channels to finalise plans for a June visit to the United States. Meanwhile, President William Lai has met with refusals and silence from the White House in response to his own request for a US trip.
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