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United States
US Army tests HADES programme's new airborne intelligence capacities

HADES, the US Army's ISR programme, is entering final testing before deployment. The vital project will enhance intelligence-gathering on Russia's military presence in Ukraine.

France, Saudi Arabia, United States
Scopa Industries tries to show its good faith in the US after courting China and Russia

Scopa Industries, which ran foul of the US authorities after it tried to set up partnerships with Russia and China, is aiming to get back into the US defence market, as illustrated by the non-binding agreement it has struck with European group Airbus.

United States
L3Harris faces lawsuit from ex-business facilitator

C2 Associates, a consultancy of ex-Pentagon and Congress staffers, claims it is owed large sums of unpaid fees from defence group L3Harris, which it helped to win contracts with the US Air Force.

Spotlight | Australia, United States
Burdeshaw, AECOM, Civic Partnership and CMAX maintain US presence in Australian defence sector

US defence manufacturers looking to cash in on Australian defence contracts can count on the support of an extensive local network of American advisers and lobbyists in the naval, air, cyber and space sectors.

Taiwan, United States
The business council helping American weapons manufacturers boost arms sales to Taipei

A delegation of US weapons manufacturers led by the US-Taiwan Business Council (USTBC) is expected in Taipei in early May to meet with President Tsai Ing-wen to discuss potential new deals.

United States
O'Neil Group carves niche in US cyber and space ecosystem

As part of its plans to expand its defence portfolio, the US private equity firm O'Neil Group has carved a special role for itself in the US Space Force and US Air Force's incubator programmes, giving it access to the most promising startups.

China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, United States
Scopa turns away from US and towards Moscow and Beijing, OFAC warned

The Saudi defence firm has abruptly brought all of its operations for the US to an end. Despite clinching a raft of deals with major US and European firms, Scopa has decided to favour a rapprochement between its parent company Ajlan & Bros and Russian and Chinese firms instead.

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's sovereign PIF works on development of Riyadh International Airlines

Saudi Arabia's sovereign Public Investment Fund is trying to speed up the internal restructuring of the new Riyadh International Airlines with the help of some Saud dynasty princes.

The Tech Times
Interrupt Labs in the US and Australia, Luxembourg police biometrics, Infinity Technology for Missile Defense Agency's CTI

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.

LondonUK vulnerability researcher Interrupt Labs looks for talent in US and Australia

LuxembourgPolice fork out on Sopra Steria biometrics

WashingtonInfinity Technology in charge of MDA threat intelligence

France, Saudi Arabia
French military veteran Bernard Velly redeploys in Saudi Arabia with Scopa Industries

Saudi Arabian private conglomerate Ajlan & Bros's subsidiary Scopa Industries has roped in influential consultants in a bid to carve a role for itself in the kingdom's developing sovereign defence industry. While Scopa's first priority is US defence, it is also trying to get closer to French companies.

United States
Atheeb Intergraph remains top Saudi Air Force imagery processing provider

The Royal Saudi Air Force once again chose Atheeb Intergraph, a joint venture between Saudi Arabia's Atheeb Group and Integraph, the US subsidiary of Hexagon, to provide its intelligence analytics systems. But other Saudi projects, on which Atheeb Group hopes to bid, are late in getting off the ground.

United States
Pentagon expert Two Six Technologies acquires cyber offensive capacities

Two Six Technologies, the crafter of the Pentagon's cyber warfare platforms, has taken steps to build its offensive capacities by hiring a small team of vulnerability researchers.

The Tech Times
EU's hybrid warfare centre, Campus Cyber, Social Links in Latin America, BAE Systems in Qatar

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.

BrusselsEU picks Leonardo and Indra to develop European cyber situational awareness centre.

ParisBig data analytics specialist Temno further opens France's Campus Cyber to intelligence.

New York/MexicoOSINT specialist Social Links wants a share of Latin American market.

DohaBAE Systems nudges way into US business networks in Qatar.

United States
Razor's Edge gains firmer foothold in US intelligence

The investment fund is continuing its shopping spree among companies seeking to break into the US intelligence sector. Its former protégé, BlackHorse Solutions, has just won a major contract on the DARPA programme to improve penetration testing.