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BAE Systems

BAE Systems is Britain’s leading defence company. After winning the massive Al Yamamah contract with Saudi Arabia in the 80s, the company expanded into the US. BAE is a major player in big defence programmes such, the Eurofighter Typhoon and the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers and submarines.

Pakistan
Pakistan Navy's discreet contracts with MBDA and Thales revealed

Models on display at the Pakistan Navy stand at the recent IDEAS trade fair gave a glimpse of the weapons and sensors to be fitted on the new patrol vessels built by Dutch company Damen Shipyards.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 03.12.2024

A model of the OPV-Batch II ship on display on the Pakistan Navy stand at IDEAS 2024 in Karachi.

Spotlight | Turkey, United Kingdom
Turkish electronic warfare group Tualcom tightens links with UK's MOD

Tualcom has grown its relationship with the UK's Ministry of Defence even as other NATO states turn their back on Turkey's defence industry. Its products are also being used widely in Ukraine.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 21.11.2024

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Kingdom
BAE Systems places options to sell Typhoon in Middle East

The lifting of a ban on sales of the Eurofighter Typhoon to Saudi Arabia and Turkey has opened new opportunities for BAE Systems in the region, and the company's intelligence chief is laying the groundwork for potential contracts.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 30.10.2024

Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom
Former British Qatari army consultant strengthens bargaining power with Saudi government

With former UK defence minister Ben Wallace now on his payroll, British consultant Harold Thomsett, head of PR firm CTRD, has boosted his position in Riyadh.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 18.10.2024

Bangladesh, France
With Yunus, Paris eyes opportunity to move ahead on security diplomacy goals

The arrival of Muhammad Yunus at the head of Dhaka's transitional government has given a boost to French security diplomacy goals, reviving hopes of clinching major contracts, including the potential sale of Rafale aircraft which stalled when the former government was ousted.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 17.10.2024

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus arrives at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, France, on 7 August 2024.

Spotlight | France, Saudi Arabia
If Macron finally makes it to Riyadh, politics and economics will top his agenda

On the cards for months, a state visit by the French president to Saudi Arabia might now take place on 2 and 3 December. The trip's programme is expanding, despite a number of uncertainties, particularly in the area of defence.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 14.10.2024

French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman al-Saud in Paris, 22 June 2023.

United States
Presidential race, part 4: US Air Force comes out on top for space-based intelligence

Recent US Air Force space sector announcements show that it is in the best position with a looming election that is disrupting the Space Force and intelligence agencies.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 24.09.2024

The US Air Force has managed to retain key assets in the space sector.

United States
US geospatial intelligence agency shakes up service providers for economic surveillance

The recent award of the LUNO A contracts by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, expected for months, has highlighted the role of a number of discreet players. At the same time, the agency is getting rid of three long-standing service providers.

Subscribers only Surveillance & Interception 18.09.2024

Europe, United States
Washington draws on European expertise to acquire critical defence space technologies

As China and the US battle it out for space supremacy, Washington is counting on a handful of European nationals developing potentially game-changing technologies in two key areas: taking artificial intelligence into space and digitally modelling the Earth's surface.

Subscribers only Surveillance & Interception 28.08.2024

Cosmic Shielding Corp. was responsible for protecting the Nvidia processor launched into space on 16 August.

United States
Presidential race, part 2: US geospatial intelligence agency seeks to reinvent itself ahead of possible change of administration

While the National Reconnaissance Office undergoes a cultural revolution, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is also having to adapt to an evolving ecosystem of partners, suppliers and fellow agencies.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 23.07.2024

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director Vice Admiral Frank Whitworth.

France, Qatar
Doha's dream arms deal with Paris

The sale of armoured vehicles to Doha by Franco-German manufacturer KNDS - a lingering issue in Franco-Qatari relations - is still struggling to take shape. Qatar could however agree to a deal in exchange for the acquisition of a KNDS subcontractor.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 22.07.2024

France, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, United States
Riyadh plays for time as it mulls options for Typhoon, Rafale and F-35s

While BAE Systems' Typhoon fighter jet is the favourite to renew the Saudi fleet, the kingdom's air force is still looking at France's Rafales. The Saudis are being patient, betting on a Donald Trump comeback that could pave the way for the F-35.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 15.07.2024

The Royal Saudi Air Force's Eurofighter Typhoons at Zeltweg, Austria, in 2011. The Saudi fleet is now largely made up of second- and third-generation Typhoons.

Czech Republic, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
Turkey's defence broker in Riyadh expands into Europe via Prague

Saudi businessman Ahmed Saleh bin Jubair heads several defence companies and is diversifying his activities in line with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's major industrialisation plans. Having once represented Turkish industry in the kingdom, he is now trying to step up technology transfers from Europe.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 02.07.2024

Among participants at the defence industry trade fair Eurosatory 2024 in Paris were companies owned by Ahmed Saleh bin Jubair.

France
Rafale royalty row rages on

Dassault, Thales and Safran have failed to get a French court to stop the state demanding €153m in royalties on sales of the fighter aircraft.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 27.06.2024

A Rafale fighter jet during the dress rehearsal for Aero India 2023 in Bengaluru, 11 February 2023.

Australia, United Kingdom, United States
CT Group grows its list in US of defence clients

The strategic communications and private investigations firm has signed new lobbying contracts in Washington, DC for companies aiming to position themselves in the US, British and Australian markets.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 17.06.2024

United Kingdom
Competition heats up in British SIGINT RF space sector

While the British company Horizon Technologies is due to launch its first radio frequency (RF) interception satellite (SIGINT) from space, the British defence group BAE Systems is developing its own constellation.

Subscribers only Surveillance & Interception 14.06.2024

Saudi Arabia, United States
US arms groups focus on Riyadh operations ahead of imminent US-Saudi security pact

With the Biden administration finalising a security and civil nuclear assistance pact with Riyadh, and a possible side-deal to lift its ban on offensive weapons, the US arms industry is readying itself for a new wave of weapons contracts, albeit not necessarily for US assembly lines

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 04.06.2024

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BAE Systems

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Pakistan Navy's discreet contracts with MBDA and Thales revealed

Spotlight | Turkey, United Kingdom
Turkish electronic warfare group Tualcom tightens links with UK's MOD

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Kingdom
BAE Systems places options to sell Typhoon in Middle East

Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom
Former British Qatari army consultant strengthens bargaining power with Saudi government

Bangladesh, France
With Yunus, Paris eyes opportunity to move ahead on security diplomacy goals

Spotlight | France, Saudi Arabia
If Macron finally makes it to Riyadh, politics and economics will top his agenda

United States
Presidential race, part 4: US Air Force comes out on top for space-based intelligence

United States
US geospatial intelligence agency shakes up service providers for economic surveillance

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Washington draws on European expertise to acquire critical defence space technologies

United States
Presidential race, part 2: US geospatial intelligence agency seeks to reinvent itself ahead of possible change of administration

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Doha's dream arms deal with Paris

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Riyadh plays for time as it mulls options for Typhoon, Rafale and F-35s

Czech Republic, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
Turkey's defence broker in Riyadh expands into Europe via Prague

France
Rafale royalty row rages on

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United Kingdom
Competition heats up in British SIGINT RF space sector

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US arms groups focus on Riyadh operations ahead of imminent US-Saudi security pact

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MbS prepares state visit to Madrid with defence contracts in sights

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BAE Systems

Pakistan Pakistan Navy's discreet contracts with MBDA and Thales revealed

Spotlight | Turkey, United Kingdom Turkish electronic warfare group Tualcom tightens links with UK's MOD

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Kingdom BAE Systems places options to sell Typhoon in Middle East

Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom Former British Qatari army consultant strengthens bargaining power with Saudi government

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Europe, United States Washington draws on European expertise to acquire critical defence space technologies

United States Presidential race, part 2: US geospatial intelligence agency seeks to reinvent itself ahead of possible change of administration

France, Qatar Doha's dream arms deal with Paris

France, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, United States Riyadh plays for time as it mulls options for Typhoon, Rafale and F-35s

Czech Republic, Saudi Arabia, Turkey Turkey's defence broker in Riyadh expands into Europe via Prague

France Rafale royalty row rages on

Australia, United Kingdom, United States CT Group grows its list in US of defence clients

United Kingdom Competition heats up in British SIGINT RF space sector

Saudi Arabia, United States US arms groups focus on Riyadh operations ahead of imminent US-Saudi security pact

France, Saudi Arabia Paris appoints new ambassador to revive stalled relations

France, United States Washington keeps control of French drone intelligence tools at the Olympics

Saudi Arabia, Spain MbS prepares state visit to Madrid with defence contracts in sights

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China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States
The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

Ukraine
Jamming wars

North Korea, Russia
Moscow and Pyongyang's budding 'romance'

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
Information wars in the Caucasus

France
Intelligence memos and grey zones before French courts

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Pakistan
Pakistan Navy's discreet contracts with MBDA and Thales revealed

Spotlight | Turkey, United Kingdom
Turkish electronic warfare group Tualcom tightens links with UK's MOD

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Kingdom
BAE Systems places options to sell Typhoon in Middle East

Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom
Former British Qatari army consultant strengthens bargaining power with Saudi government

Bangladesh, France
With Yunus, Paris eyes opportunity to move ahead on security diplomacy goals

Spotlight | France, Saudi Arabia
If Macron finally makes it to Riyadh, politics and economics will top his agenda

United States
Presidential race, part 4: US Air Force comes out on top for space-based intelligence

United States
US geospatial intelligence agency shakes up service providers for economic surveillance

Europe, United States
Washington draws on European expertise to acquire critical defence space technologies

United States
Presidential race, part 2: US geospatial intelligence agency seeks to reinvent itself ahead of possible change of administration

France, Qatar
Doha's dream arms deal with Paris

France, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, United States
Riyadh plays for time as it mulls options for Typhoon, Rafale and F-35s

Czech Republic, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
Turkey's defence broker in Riyadh expands into Europe via Prague

France
Rafale royalty row rages on

Australia, United Kingdom, United States
CT Group grows its list in US of defence clients

United Kingdom
Competition heats up in British SIGINT RF space sector

Saudi Arabia, United States
US arms groups focus on Riyadh operations ahead of imminent US-Saudi security pact

France, Saudi Arabia
Paris appoints new ambassador to revive stalled relations

France, United States
Washington keeps control of French drone intelligence tools at the Olympics

Saudi Arabia, Spain
MbS prepares state visit to Madrid with defence contracts in sights