United States : New director in sight for US anti-drug agency 2:08 AM (12 hours ago)
According to Intelligence Online sources, Terrance Cole, US President Donald Trump's nominee to head the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), is due to appear before the Senate on Wednesday morning, 30 April, for his confirmation hearing.Over the past few days, Cole [...]
India : New Delhi steps up geospatial intelligence efforts to counter Beijing 28 Apr 8:00 PM (18 hours ago)
After testing two prototypes in 2022, Pixxel has now started rolling out its constellation of satellites offering world-class performance (5m [...]
China/Europe/India/Russia/Saudi Arabia/UAE/United States : The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation 28 Apr 8:00 PM (18 hours ago)
As global strategic rivalries return to the fore - in Ukraine, Gaza, the Taiwan Straight and in Africa, where Russia is a force to be reckoned with - accumulating crises are influencing the spy-satellite power players: who observes what, who sets up where, who sows alliances with whom and, increasingly, who releases what data publicly.The upshot is that the targets selected for observation, the countries being courted, and the NGOs and broadcasters being brought into the loop all provide insight into the major space players' strategies and focal points. [...]
Ukraine/United States : Ukrainian oligarch Victor Pinchuk explores Republican networks in Congress 28 Apr 8:00 PM (18 hours ago)
While Hogan Lovells's consultants have been busy since mid-April helping the Ukrainian justice ministry in its negotiations with the US government, the law firm's former client, pro-Western Ukrainian oligarch Victor Pinchuk, has been keeping a low profile. His advisers nevertheless [...]
France : The Intelligence College in Europe, an Erasmus programme for services 28 Apr 8:00 PM (18 hours ago)
Born in early 2019 from French President Emmanuel Macron's desire to establish an institution within which European intelligence services – [...]
Pakistan/Poland/Ukraine : Poland still keen on Pakistan's defence industry to arm Ukraine 28 Apr 8:00 PM (18 hours ago)
According to Intelligence Online sources, Warsaw has in recent weeks been taking an interest in acquiring Anza Mk-III man-portable surface-to-air [...]
France/Israel : CMA CGM pitches for UN customs contract in Israel 27 Apr 8:00 PM (yesterday, 8:00 pm)
A discreet call for tenders was added to the United Nations database on 17 April for a future long term [...]
France : French anti-money laundering service to move in with customs intelligence 27 Apr 8:00 PM (yesterday, 8:00 pm)
The subject has been on the table for nearly three years, but is now becoming reality. According to Intelligence Online [...]
United States : US Congress readies for cartels battle 27 Apr 8:00 PM (yesterday, 8:00 pm)
According to Intelligence Online sources, Texas Republican Representative Dan Crenshaw is finalising the makeup of a new parliamentary task force to combat Mexican drug cartels. Attached to the House intelligence committee, it is expected to spearhead Congress's efforts to adapt [...]
Belgium/France/United States : Markic makes his mark at INTCEN, China expert joins FSR, US diplomacy and cyber, Beijing sole option for EU-China summit 27 Apr 8:00 PM (yesterday, 8:00 pm)
Belgium - Markic makes his mark at INTCENCroatian Daniel Markic has been at the helm of the European Union Intelligence [...]
North Korea/South Korea : Seoul steps up its satellite surveillance of Pyongyang 27 Apr 8:00 PM (yesterday, 8:00 pm)
On 22 April, South Korea successfully launched its fourth reconnaissance satellite from Cape Canaveral in Florida. In addition to its [...]
Macedonia/United States : Balkan arms manufacturer builds network of pro-Trump lobbyists 27 Apr 8:00 PM (yesterday, 8:00 pm)
North Macedonia-based munitions manufacturer ATS Group's efforts to attract US funding are proving lucrative for former State Department official and [...]
Bulgaria/United States : Sanctioned Bulgarian businessmen eye Donald Trump Jr visit 24 Apr 8:00 PM (4 days ago)
Donald Trump Jr.'s upcoming tour of Eastern Europe at the end of this month will include a stop in Bulgaria, [...]
Ukraine : The Barman Dictat in Kyiv, where spies converge in a clandestine speakeasy 24 Apr 8:00 PM (4 days ago)
Hidden within the heart of Barman Dictat, a fashionable establishment on the renowned Avenue Khreshchatyk, the Champs-Élysées of Kyiv, lies [...]
Japan/Ukraine : Japanese drone operator gets involved in mine clearance in Ukraine 24 Apr 8:00 PM (4 days ago)
Following in the footsteps of several other Japanese start-ups, Nagoya-based [...]
United States : On Capitol Hill, hints of the future of US intelligence, from streamlining to the return of counterterrorism 24 Apr 8:00 PM (4 days ago)
Whether in Congress or on the Senate intelligence committee, Susan Collins's reputation is well established. At 72, the Republican senator from Maine, often described as a moderate, has repeatedly demonstrated her independence. This was the case when she voted to [...]
Poland : The long reach of the State of Poland Foundation, Warsaw's soft power tool 23 Apr 8:00 PM (5 days ago)
The State of Poland Foundation, a tool of Warsaw's soft power, is shutting down, but its board members continue to [...]
United States : How the Pentagon and CIA kept US intelligence director's role in check 23 Apr 8:00 PM (5 days ago)
In February, with Washington reeling from the tumultuous start of Donald Trump's second term as president, several prominent spymasters are [...]
Pakistan/Russia : The Karachi-based firm serving Russia's most strategic interests in Pakistan 23 Apr 8:00 PM (5 days ago)
On 16 April, the 15th edition of the Pakistan-Russia Consultative Group on Strategic Stability was held in Islamabad, co-chaired by [...]
Ukraine : Jamming wars 23 Apr 8:00 PM (5 days ago)
The prevalence of drones and guided missiles on the front lines in Ukraine is making weapons of electronic warfare critical in a conflict that has seen both sides working to perfect their technology. For Kyiv, that has meant developing crucial partnerships with its allies, as Intelligence Online has witnessed on the ground. [...]
Ukraine : Inside a secret military technology supermarket in Kyiv 23 Apr 8:00 PM (5 days ago)
In the heart of Kyiv, on the east bank of the Dnieper, nestled among the huge grey tower blocks left [...]
France : French army contractor employee denied security clearance and fired over ties with Vietnam 23 Apr 8:00 PM (5 days ago)
A technical manager working for Ineo Défense, an arms services company belonging to French services group Equans, was fired after [...]
China/Pakistan : China to replicate its 'Great Digital Firewall' in Pakistan 22 Apr 8:00 PM (6 days ago)
Islamabad and Beijing have been working for almost a year to implement a "Great Digital Firewall of Pakistan" along the [...]
France/Switzerland/United Kingdom : Japan expert joins Naval Group, Protectas to guard EU sites, ex-Rio Tinto investigator launches own firm 22 Apr 8:00 PM (6 days ago)
Paris - Japan expert joins Naval Group's safety departmentFrançois Duhomez, who was twice defence attaché at the French embassy in [...]
France : Prominent French think tank Institut Montaigne ramps up focus on economic security 22 Apr 8:00 PM (6 days ago)
Intelligence Online has learned that François Chimits, an analyst at the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) and an economist [...]
Ukraine/United States : CIA still backing Kyiv's clandestine war on Russian territory despite Trump 22 Apr 8:00 PM (6 days ago)
Nestled in the agricultural plains of Ukraine lies one of the country's most secret air bases. It is from here that all the latest clandestine air operations on Russian territory are carried out.Intelligence Online was able to get close to [...]
United States : Inside the US president's intelligence briefing 22 Apr 8:00 PM (6 days ago)
The US president's book of secrets or, for former first lady Michelle Obama, the "Death, Destruction, and Horrible Things Book". [...]
France : TotalEnergies poaches new head of public affairs from Amazon France 21 Apr 8:00 PM (7 days ago)
After lying vacant for several months, the position of head of Public Affairs at TotalEnergies which reports to the company's [...]
France : Russian Orthodox Church looking for fresh media opportunities in Paris 21 Apr 8:00 PM (7 days ago)
US President Donald Trump's pledges to Russia and the resulting turmoil in European capitals have re-invigorated the Russian Orthodox Church [...]
France : Russia's Kaspersky launches charm offensive in Rennes' cyber sector 21 Apr 8:00 PM (7 days ago)
Kaspersky, the famous and controversial Russian anti-virus firm founded by Eugene Kaspersky, is once more taking part in the Symposium [...]
United States : Tulsi Gabbard, the US intelligence maverick 21 Apr 8:00 PM (7 days ago)
The silver streak in her jet-black hair lends her the air of a Marvel superhero, but it is far from [...]
France/United States : Ex-US intel chief denounces purges, OFAST recruits in Marseille, China boosts Taiwan office, Frontex boss visits Paris 20 Apr 8:00 PM (8 days ago)
United States - Donald Trump's ex-counter-espionage chief raises alarm over Elon Musk's purges William Evanina, former director of the National Counterintelligence [...]
Ukraine : Tokyo steps in to provide intelligence support for Ukraine 20 Apr 8:00 PM (8 days ago)
Intelligence Online understands that Japan's Kyushu University Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS) will be providing synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery to the Ukrainian military intelligence service, the GUR. A deal was signed last week. Intelligence Online had caught [...]
Oman : Israel joins watch on Oman's space base 20 Apr 8:00 PM (8 days ago)
Over the past few weeks, Israeli geospatial intelligence (OSINT) firm ImageSat International, a regular provider to the Israeli Defense Forces [...]
Syria : EU entrusts ex-Lebanese spymaster with security in Syria 20 Apr 8:00 PM (8 days ago)
Lebanese firm Prosec will be in charge of security for the European Union missions to the new Syrian authorities starting [...]
France/Iran : US-Iran nuclear talks: Macron picks his new ambassador in Tehran 18 Apr 12:30 AM (11 days ago)
According to our sources, French president Emmanuel Macron has decided to send his current ambassador to Serbia, Pierre Cochard, to [...]
Ukraine : Illia Samoilenko, the Azov brigade's intelligence wizard 17 Apr 8:00 PM (11 days ago)
Illia Samoilenko, better known by his pseudonym Gandalf, a reference to the wizard from The Lord of the Rings saga, has [...]
France/Ukraine : Paris in search of cheap, off-the-shelf, kamikaze drones 17 Apr 8:00 PM (11 days ago)
The French defence procurement arm, the DGA, is actively looking for cheap kamikaze drones. On 28 April, DGA officers are [...]
India : Both China and US keeping watch on India's ambitions in Indian Ocean 17 Apr 8:00 PM (11 days ago)
The Africa-India Key Maritime Engagement, India's first-ever naval exercise off the coast of Tanzania, which it is conducting with nine [...]
Bosnia/United States : Serb separatist leaders hope to ease sanctions by cosying up to Trump allies 17 Apr 8:00 PM (11 days ago)
Leaders from the Republic of Srpska, a Serbian breakaway region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, are flocking to align themselves with [...]