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Pakistan
Pakistan developing smart bombs for export

The powerful small-diameter glide bombs, such as those delivered by Washington to Ukraine, are in high demand on the defence market. Pakistan will soon be testing its own weapon, designed to be integrated into Turkish and Chinese systems.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
GMTL, Consors Intelligence, US-Armenian probe, Hakluyt staff losses, finance corruption crackdown in China

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

LondonGordon Rainey joins GMTL

ParisConsors Intelligence picks Marc Martinez as new GM

Washington/YerevanEx-Armenian finance minister's family under DoJ probe hires help

London Hakluyt's cyber specialists exodus

BeijingHas the crackdown on corruption in the finance sector run its course?

Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States
Makers of US government-backed rapid take off plane dip toes in Gulf markets

Electra, the start-up behind a hybrid-electric plane which achieves lift on 50m of runway, has been backed by Washington for its potential to solve logistics problems in contested environments. Now the firm is trying to persuade Gulf monarchies to see its potential in civilian contexts.

The Tech Times
Textron drones aboard US 6th Fleet, USAID steps up support in Dhaka, Sentrycs in Congress

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT and a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

BaltimoreTextron supplies ISR drones to US Navy's Sixth Fleet

DhakaUSAID bankrolls Bangladesh's OSINT anti-corruption unit

WashingtonSentrycs enlists services of lobbyist Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

Africa, France
Plans to upgrade Nigerian Presidential Air Fleet pique courtiers' interest

Dassault Aviation is keen to help the Nigerian Presidential Air Fleet update its range of civilian planes, while US broker JetHQ is already taking care of the VIP side.

Ukraine, United States
Wilder Systems seeks partners in Ukraine for low-cost drone programme

The US industrial robotics firm is launching a programme to build low-cost tactical and kamikaze drones. It is seeking to test its technologies on the battlefield in Ukraine.

United States
Air Force and Space Force turf war over GMTI target-tracking satellites returns to Congress

The Ground Moving Target Indicator satellite network mission is back in Congress. The US Air Force and Space Force have been battling over who should operate this new programme for monitoring ground targets for several years.

Oman, United Kingdom
Muscat favouring UK space-tech providers after energetic lobbying by British embassy

As space sector spending accelerates in the Gulf, Oman has marked itself out by relying on old diplomatic ties to develop its rocket and satellite projects, in sharp contrast to the approach taken by Riyadh and Abu Dhabi.

Israel, Portugal
Portuguese navy boosts underwater intelligence with Israeli drone

The Portuguese navy is testing ELTA's BlueWhale underwater intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance drone at its Lisbon base to boost its naval intelligence capabilities.

United States
Boeing eyes New Delhi's new spy planes for its latest technical intelligence pod

The US planemaker Boeing is currently testing a new intelligence tool for its P-8 Poseidon aircraft, which it appears willing to offer to India as the country seeks to acquire its own state-of-the-art surveillance aircraft.

Saudi Arabia, United States
Saudi defence R&D zooms in on Boston's innovation ecosystem

The General Authority for Defense Development, created to equip Riyadh with its own sovereign defence industry, is taking shape. In order to upscale, Saudi Arabia is attempting to closely align itself with Bostonian innovation.

France
Electronic warfare: France's strategic air forces ready to play Russian-refined Poker

France's air and space forces are about to launch an unprecedented nuclear deterrence air exercise involving communications jamming, a new challenge in the wake of lessons learned from the Russian war in Ukraine.

Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom
Sales rep to Pakistani navy, Ali Alwabel, trades in on Newcastle-Riyadh connections

Former Saudi navy officer-turned-consultant Ali Alwabel wants to branch out into new lines of business and is building ties between Riyadh and business circles in Newcastle, whose football club is owned by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund.