UAE
Knowledge steps in to help UAE army

The Intelligence Gazette
From military intelligence to Harvard, DPR waiting rebuild, ambassador wanted, mixed inclusion results

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

United StatesUS and UAE military intelligence reform expert joins Harvard

FranceStill no MPs for parliamentary intelligence delegation

RussiaFrench ambassador yet to be approved

United StatesThe intelligence community's debated inclusion policy

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.

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia, United States
Jones Group brings US expertise to Saudi navy's reforms

US consultancy Jones Group International has a front row seat to all the Saudi ministry of defence's secret plans, and is in the process of adding an American touch to the navy's vast changes.

Spotlight | UAE
EDGE takes up baton of Mohammed bin Zayed's defence ambitions

Abu Dhabi is hoping that EDGE Group will help the UAE establish itself as a defence industry powerhouse. However the fledgling group has some way to go.

UAE
Al Qamzi carves role as main supplier to UAE commandos

Mohammad bin Khalfan Al Qamzi, the former chief executive of Etisalat who now heads Remah International Group, is fast becoming indispensable to Western companies who want to sell their wares to the UAE's elite units.

United States
SBD Advisors gives C5 an in with Mattis

C5Capital, the private equity firm that invests in intelligence-orientated new technology, has acquired the Washington-based strategic consulting firm SBD Advisors. [...]

Spotlight | Syria, United States
Washington shapes Syrian rebel force

The first US weapons and trainers arrived in Turkey at the beginning of May, headed for the NATO military base of Incirlik, in the south, and the central Anatolia Turkish base of Hirfani, to support ‘moderate’ Syrian rebels fighting to [.

UAE
IGG thinks big in Abu Dhabi defence

International Golden Group is positioning itself alongside the Emirati state-owned Tawazun and Mubadala as the go-to partner for Western defence companies in the Emirates.

Spotlight | Israel, United States
New approach needed for tunnel warfare

In the Gaza Strip, Iraq and even the United States, tunnels have become a nightmare of sorts for military brass and domestic security agencies - Dug under borders, the tunnels allow fighters, arms or drugs to infiltrate adverse territory.