As well as scaling back its course offerings, the new National Intelligence College, which has been taken over by the Pentagon, remains without a director. Yet there is no shortage of candidates.
The new Israeli start-up Senaï caused a stir among cyber-intelligence specialists at the latest ISS exhibition this month. Developing an AI tool that analyses videos on TikTok and Instagram, it is run by several Franco-Israelis who previously worked for industry giants such as NSO, Cognyte and Voyager Labs.
Concerned about a possible resurgence of IS in Syria, the French and British intelligence services are stepping up exchanges with their Syrian counterparts. Meanwhile, Damascus is making gestures of goodwill towards the West and has requested its assistance.
Published on 19/10/26 at 15:00 GMT: The French DNRT territorial intelligence agency, which vastly underestimated the scale of the protests in France on Saturday which were followed by rioting and looting across the country, finds itself under intense scrutiny. All the more so after President Emmanuel Macron highlighted “failures in foresight and intelligence” in his national televised address on Sunday.
A Singapore-based company offering surveillance solutions appears to be linked, through its shareholder, to a Vietnamese group that is in the Ministry of Public Security’s good books.
The deputy director of the international department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party has chosen Reykjavik as the first stop on his European tour, scheduled for later this month.
The French intelligence systems integrator is fine-tuning its “DSLR Sentinelle MK1” aerial platform outside the DGA procurement agency’s official Medium-Altitude, Long-Endurance (MALE) programme. Specialising in electronic intelligence, Asman Technology’s drone has just begun ground roll-out tests ahead of its maiden flight.
Drastic staff cuts at the strategic CASI institute resulting in its near-certain closure have set alarm bells ringing among experts in Washington and in Congress who rely on its specialist research into the Chinese military.
France’s 2027 draft budget reveals the French intelligence services’ degree of technical cooperation with other European agencies. Most of their current programmes are designed to support a major shift towards Eastern and Northern Europe.
Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.
Narrowing in on a decision for its next consignment of fighter jets, the Royal Airforce of Oman (RAFO) has been in discussions for a deal on the JF-17 Thunder with Beijing and Islamabad, Intelligence Online has learnt.
The former head of the French luxury brand’s security, Gaël Marchand, is also a Freemason who has steadily risen through the order’s ranks. During his time at Louis Vuitton, he commissioned one of the company’s consultants to carry out at least one internal investigation into the French Masonic Grand Lodge.
India and Bangladesh are keen to resume talks on water-sharing and cross-border cooperation, despite India having granted asylum to the former Bangladeshi leader, who was ousted from power by protests in August 2024.
The rift between Kyiv and Warsaw has not prevented Polish defence contractors from being in contact with the Ukrainian front line. WB Electronics supplies the elite Omega unit with FlyEye drones, while former Formoza commandos are contributing to the fight against Russian drones.
Gary Zimmerman, who once did business with Pentagon and was later involved in an intriguing privatisation scheme in the telecoms sector in Uzbekistan, has now joined IKA, a tech company with links to the small island nation’s ruling family.
Senior staff at the French foreign intelligence agency feel they are not being given their fair share of management and executive posts.
Alongside the Japan-US ‘Keen Sword’ military exercise, the Japanese navy general staff is looking to step up its strategic posturing towards China.
The week of an important state visit to London by Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, the UK’s leading defence group is said to be optimistic about securing new maritime contracts with Muscat. But the complex history of BAE’s naval partnerships in Oman makes the task more difficult.
Interaxions, which celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2025 and which the head of the French foreign intelligence service Nicolas Lerner had hoped to expand, remains operational but is no longer seeking to raise the agency’s visibility.
The representative for Connecticut is getting ready to chair the House intelligence committee should the majority flip. A big opportunity for the experienced lawmaker to hold CIA Director John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Kash Patel to account over Trump administration policies.
The appointment of a new ambassador may have created the sense of a fresh start at the British embassy in Abu Dhabi. But as a secretive Sharjah money laundering probe targeting UK expatriates appears to come to an end without charges, the foreign office is facing new accusations of meekness.
Published on 23/10/26 at 11:25 GMT: Milorad Dodik, the former leader of the Serbian separatist Republic of Srpska, is planning a visit to the United States in the hopes of currying further favour with the Trump administration. Meanwhile, scrutiny of the US consultants he has hired to lobby on his behalf is ramping up.
Mounting frustration is being felt by the organisation’s Indo-Pacific Four regarding their relations with European members, who are calling for ambitious cooperation while remaining reluctant to share their intelligence.
Trent Maul, the head of analysis at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, has seen his powers increase. The agency’s relations with the CIA and the White House, however, have remained strained since the highly controversial tenure of its former director, Tulsi Gabbard.
Faced with the Russian threat to its energy infrastructure in the European sea, the Netherlands is trying to address its shortcomings in anti-submarine warfare. As such, Saab’s subsidiary UMS Skeldar, which already operates in the mine warfare sector, has secured a contract.
The recent revelations about the luxury group’s former head of security have caught the attention of both the foreign and domestic French intelligence services. But are the “fundamental interests of the nation” genuinely being threatened?
The Vietnam People’s Army’s Command 86 is issuing an increasing number of tenders and placing orders with domestic suppliers as it seeks to enhance its capabilities while retaining as much autonomy as possible.
Ukrainian military intelligence is keeping a sharp eye on a convoy of Russian ships currently transporting heavy military equipment to the Russian paramilitary organisation Africa Corps, formerly Wagner. Ukraine has been building up its capabilities to prevent these deliveries for months, even going so far as to strike the ships directly.
Taiz is being besieged by the Shia rebels. The western front fell quickly because of divisions within loyalist forces, and now the city in the Yemeni highlands has been swiftly encircled largely thanks to the defection of a former military officer familiar with the area.
The European Commission is to publish a new, more far-reaching mandate for Frontex for the next ten years. Meanwhile, the agency’s chief has just quietly consolidated his mandate by bringing foreign liaison officers – including many police officers and intelligence agents – under his control.
Kabul is keen to regain control of the Afghan diplomatic network in Europe. In France, the Taliban are upping pressure on diplomats from the former Republic to replace ambassador Humayun Azizi. Meanwhile, in Germany, the handling of revenue by the Afghan consulate in Munich has raised suspicions.
Sources close to the Saudi Royal court said vetting protocols had been upgraded even before the attacks on the Kingdom by Yemen-based Houthi militants, with in-person meetings now further restricted.
French drone manufacturer EOS Technologie, whose products are in use in Ukraine by the French foreign intelligence agency, now counts a Qatari defence firm as a shareholder. The emirate has in recent months stepped up its acquisitions of stakes in foreign companies in the sector.
Turkish manufacturers are capitalising on favourable conditions for their prospecting in Manila, where they are on the verge of securing contracts that others failed to fulfil on time.
Confronted with a new kind of threat emerging on social media, police forces in France, Italy and Spain are scrambling to acquire artificial intelligence tools capable of analysing video feeds during protests.
Pressed to account for how Yemeni rebels managed to strike the country, the Saudi security and defence apparatus has blamed the GIP, the kingdom’s foreign intelligence service.
Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens to meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online goes ringside in Kyiv, where soldiers face off in bare-knuckle fights under the watchful eyes of punters and underworld figures.
Part of the French capital’s public transportation network is expected to close on 31 October, the day of the next planned protests against the rising cost of living. Securing the transit system has become a key concern since the violent unrest of demonstrations two weeks ago.
The Texas-based artificial intelligence company offers services to government and private clients wishing to access data in countries marked by a lack of transparency. A growing roster of former US intelligence officials is getting on board.
Trent Maul, the head of analysis at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, has seen his powers increase. The agency’s relations with the CIA and the White House, however, have remained strained since the highly controversial tenure of its former director, Tulsi Gabbard.
Sources close to the Saudi Royal court said vetting protocols had been upgraded even before the attacks on the Kingdom by Yemen-based Houthi militants, with in-person meetings now further restricted.
Ukrainian military intelligence is keeping a sharp eye on a convoy of Russian ships currently transporting heavy military equipment to the Russian paramilitary organisation Africa Corps, formerly Wagner. Ukraine has been building up its capabilities to prevent these deliveries for months, even going so far as to strike the ships directly.
Alongside the Japan-US ‘Keen Sword’ military exercise, the Japanese navy general staff is looking to step up its strategic posturing towards China.
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