Oman, Turkey
Burak Yahsi, the agent at the heart of an FMS contract in Muscat

Oman
Al Rasiyat Middle East carves out role as main agent for defence contracts in Oman

Foreign firms are increasingly turning to the company owned by the powerful al-Rawas family to get access to Omani defence contracts. The fall of Dahra Global has also contributed to the rise of Al Rasiyat Middle East, which is run by former army officers.

Turkey, Turkmenistan
Burak Yahsi, winning contracts for Turkish energy and defence in the Middle East and Central Asia

In this first part of our series on Burak Yahsi, we look at how as head of the consultancy company USI International he has become a crucial player in the gas trade in Turkmenistan, all the while breaking into defence markets in the Middle East and Africa.

China, Turkey
Turkey's Kron group launches drive in Dubai and New York after severing links with ZTE

Turkish cybersecurity company Kron Teknoloji has severed its links with Chinese telecoms giant ZTE ahead of a drive to develop its international presence. Its former backer, now on the US sanctions list, has been replaced by a shareholder with better relations with the States.

France, Italy, Turkey
Ankara bids to get into space observation's major league with Impro

Young public sector company Impro, which markets the images taken by Turkey's military satellites, has set up a partnership with Telespazio to help it boost Turkey's geospatial intelligence capacity ahead of the eagerly awaited arrival of the Gokturk-3 observation satellite.

The Tech Times
Cristal invests in Aleph, Paravision, G42 Expansion Fund, Daniel Weitzner quits Palantir advisory council

Whether in SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT or cyber, we report each week on developments great and small in the world of technical intelligence providers.

Lyons/ParisCorporate intelligence operator Cristal Group buys into dark web investigator Aleph Networks.

San FranciscoBishop Garrison, Paravision's new government affairs ambassador.

Abu DhabiWill Peng Wu takes charge of new G42 investment fund.

DenverFormer White House Internet specialist Daniel Weitzner quits Palantir's privacy and civil liberties council.

Europe, Turkmenistan
Ashgabat ramps up Caspian Sea and air defences with Ankara and Paris

Turkmenistan, which has not officially reported any Covid-19 cases, is ploughing ahead with its defence procurement agenda.