Military intelligence

Japan, Ukraine
Japanese drone operator gets involved in mine clearance in Ukraine

Following in the footsteps of other Japanese start-ups, Nagoya-based company Prodrone secured a £340,000 contract with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation earlier this month.

Pakistan, Russia
The Karachi-based firm serving Russia's most strategic interests in Pakistan

Moscow continues to court Islamabad, despite Pakistan's role as a supplier of military equipment to Kyiv. A discreet Karachi-based company serves as the hub for Russia in the private security, defence, steel and nuclear sectors.

The Intelligence Gazette
DGSE screening, US naval intelligence, China's anti-corruption drive, Paris-Moscow skirmish

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

FranceDGSE speeds up clearance procedures to boost recruitment

USThink-tank with US Navy ties mulls potential clash with Beijing

ChinaAcademy of Social Sciences targeted by anti-corruption drive

RussiaDiplomatic tussle between Paris and Moscow

Japan, Ukraine
Japan's satellite data processing start-ups get involved with Ukraine reconstruction

With the Japanese government seeking to strengthen geospatial intelligence cooperation with Ukraine, a Tokyo-based company in the sector is exploring the possibility of establishing its strategic monitoring platform there.

France
French intelligence career mobility stagnating

The 20,000 people that make up France's intelligence community appear to have little desire for inter-service mobility, with fewer than 200 employees taking up the option each year.

The Tech Times
Quantum Systems, MTG Dolphin in Sofia, Patria's drones

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

KyivGerman Quantum Systems tests AI-powered acoustic drone sensors

VarnaBulgarian navy trials first drone boats in Black Sea

HelsinkiFinnish special forces try out Patria's FPV drones

Ukraine
French consultant appears in Ukraine's biggest Russian spy case

Ukrainian spymaster's treason and international connections - part 2. In Ukraine's most high-profile case of spying for Russia, the former head of domestic intelligence in Crimea, Oleh Kulinich, is due to stand trial in Kyiv for being a Kremlin mole.

Japan, Ukraine
Tokyo ready to increase its support for Ukrainian intelligence

Japan is secretive about its backing for Ukraine but recent talks indicate that it is ready to do more for the country in terms of intelligence, particularly if the US again withdraws its support.