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Saudi Arabia
Mohammed bin Salman hunts Abdullah's military equipment broker

The royal authorities have set their sights on businessman Salah Fustok, the authorising officer for the National Guard's contracts during King Abdullah's reign, and are determined to apprehend him.

France, Ukraine
Ukraine allies pursue arms deliveries to the front while eyeing prize of future reconstruction

While French arms shipments to Ukraine continue, Paris and its allies are already trying to prepare for what comes afterwards: the reconstruction of the country. Business delegations are starting to organise themselves in Kyiv to get ahead of the Chinese offers.

France, Saudi Arabia
DCI aims relaunch in Riyad

French parastatal military training consultancy Défense Conseil International is looking for a new bureau chief in Saudi Arabia to boost the group, namely through special forces training.

Spotlight | France, Ukraine
Misunderstanding between Kyiv and Paris over arms deliveries grows

Intelligence Online was able to sneak into the top secret France-Ukraine armament committee that regularly discusses arms deliveries to Ukraine. Its latest meeting highlights the widening gap between the two parties.

Spotlight | France
Strong push for French arms sales' reform made in new military spending law

France's defence ministry is hoping to introduce sweeping reforms of the laws governing French arms exports as part of a review of the new military spending law wanted by French President Emmanuel Macron. Despite being on the cards for years, these changes have never got past the legal hurdles their implementation involves.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Bilal Sen, Audere, EuroSatory

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

Cologne Turkish ex-cyber police official moves into German corporate intelligence

London Audere recruits new managing director

Copenhagen C. Corner and AC Defence eye French market

Spotlight | Ukraine
Allied tensions mount over supply of weapons to Ukraine

As fighting in the Donbass intensifies, Kyiv is negotiating with the West to obtain heavier weapons. It is especially keen to obtain airborne weaponry, but while the US, followed by most European countries, has started to respond, Paris is reluctant to follow.

Denmark, France
Expanding northern European lobbying group Rud Pedersen tries its hand in the French market

Taking advantage of its rapid expansion in Europe, the Danish firm, which promoted the Rafale in Finland and the Russian-German Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, is looking for new contracts. In France, it is looking to develop its lobbying business.

France, Indonesia
Steinberg Protocol helps French defence industry land contracts in Jakarta

The Indonesian group led by Frenchman Guillaume Catala is well aware of the French component of Jakarta's spending spree on military equipment in the face of China, and its business diplomacy arm, IBP Partners, has positioned itself as the go-to contact for French arms groups in the country.

Australia, France
Naval Group hires ex-trade minister as Australia submarine deal stumbles

Naval Group, which has a contract to deliver twelve submarines to Canberra, recruited Simon Crean last month.

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia
FN Herstal case puts European spotlight back on business networks during Abdullah era

The corruption conviction handed down to the consulting firm GPT Special Project Management, an Airbus Group subisidiary that works for the Saudi Arabian National Guard, on 28 April, is not the end of the firm's woes.

France, UAE
Despite its exposure in Libya, IGG still a favourite among French firms Atos and co

Last week's Idex fair gave International Golden Group (IGG), both the UAE partner of foreign defence groups and tool to Mohammed bin Zayed's regional diplomacy, an opportunity to showcase its latest industrial alliances, including a partnership with Atos, Chinese group Norinco and the Israeli Elbit.

France, Saudi Arabia
Drone threat clinches Saudi air defence deal for Thales

After getting nowhere for years, the French defence group has finally landed a deal with the Salman clan, thanks to Saudi Arabia's worsening security situation.

Spotlight | Italy, Qatar
Submarine deals: Rome-Doha rapprochement deepens

Cooperation between the Italian defence industry and Qatar has notched up a new first with Doha's Barzan Holdings taking a stake in an Italian submarine company.

France
Arquus restarts production but clouds gather on horizon

Despite a solid financial performance in 2019, Arquus has a number of issues to iron out with the French special forces this year.

Europe, UAE
Abu Dhabi's International Golden Group exposed over links with arms dealer Slobodan Tesic

The scandal in Serbia over arms dealer Slobodan Tesic's ties with President Aleksandar Vucic has also put the spotlight on the UAE defence company International Golden Group (IGG).

Qatar
Doha back to the drawing board on procurement plans with Paris and Berlin

Worsening relations between Paris and Doha have had a negative impact on arms negotiations, a situation that seems unlikely to benefit Berlin.