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The Tech Times
Vilnius buys from Aaronia, Illuminate in UK, VREC speeds up production

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

VilniusBorder guard buys German drone detection system

LondonIlluminate tries its luck in UK again

MoscowVega Radio Engineering Corp starts large-scale production of interceptions system Serp-VS6

United States
New CIA deputy digital innovation lead accelerates shift to AI

Given her background, the CIA's new deputy director for digital innovation is likely to see the agency rely even more on the private sector to get ahead in AI, a vital tool in processing open source data.

Georgia, United States
Pentagon contractors return to Georgia, on the front line against Russia

With funding from the Pentagon, US defence services groups are gradually returning to Tbilisi, in line with the boosting of bilateral military cooperation. Georgia's reawakening could change the situation in the Caucasus vis-à-vis Russia.

United States, Vietnam
Hanoi keeps US firms at arms length as political turmoil deepens

The US delegation that just travelled to Vietnam was given a cautious welcome, with the Ministry of Public Security putting off signing memorandums of understanding with the threat of political turbulence looming.

Spotlight | United Kingdom, United States
Amazon, Oracle: Pentagon cloud mega-contract influence peddlers settle scores in court

Big Pentagon digital storage contracts have been the subject of some of the largest influence campaigns in Washington in recent years, now pursued in the courts of Washington and London.

France
Global Diwan keen to find new partner to gain staying power

The business club created in 2020 by former ambassador Maurice Gourdault-Montagne and lobbyist Eric Schell is looking for its future 'strategic partner', with Forward Global, ESL & Network and GL Events all on the list.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
G4S bumps out Amarante in Pretoria, ex-NSSIF officer turns private, former CIA officer goes solo, Montrose Associates expands

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

BrusselsG4S, not Amarante, to protect EEAS team in Pretoria

LondonFormer MI6 officer moves into consultancy

WashingtonEx-CIA officer Dug Popovich founds Area 52

LondonMontrose takes on new adviser

The Tech Times
Frontex shops for airborne surveillance, Monti Knode joins the Space Force, Variston loses researchers

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

WarsawFrontex invites bids for its airborne surveillance contracts

Colorado SpringsMonti Knode joins Space Delta 6

BarcelonaVariston loses its zero-day researchers