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France, Middle East
Threatened by takeover, DCI goes all out to land export contracts

With would-be buyer ADIT closing in, DCI's CEO Samuel Fringant is fighting a rear-guard action by positioning the firm for several big contracts. [...]

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Confirmed: former DGSE director joins ADIT to head Défense Conseil International advisory board

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DCI struggles to bag French arms contracts in Abu Dhabi

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French corporate intel firm ADIT sets up in Dubai to get closer to current and future clients

The corporate intelligence giant is already present in the UAE through its ESL & Network and Salveo subsidiaries and its latest acquisitions, such as DCI, but is now to set up its own operations there to be closer to its clients, and to tap into growing demand from Asia and Africa.

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French corporate intelligence firm ADIT is to shortly open an office in the Business Bay district of Dubai.

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Dutch subs: finalist Naval Group boosts bid with ESL & Network

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A Royal Netherlands Navy Walrus-class submarine at Horgan's Quay, Ireland, 2018.

France
ADIT's takeover of Défense Conseil International leads to Sofema ownership change

Corporate intelligence group ADIT is preparing to take control of Défense Conseil International, which will affect one of the latter's shareholders. Arms supply company Sofema is to be sold to its sales director, himself the founder of a corporate intelligence company.

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France
France's Défense Conseil International poised for change in wake of acquisition by ADIT

DCI is set to boost its line of training and consulting services for foreign armies with more cyber, anti-drone and geospatial intelligence training.

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France, Ukraine
Legal action over cancelled state tender for Ukrainian military training

The French government has been named as the "losing party" by a French administrative court in a disputed call for tenders for the training of Ukrainian soldiers by France. However, the call for tender in question had actually already been cancelled by the French Ministry of the Armed Forces prior to the court's ruling.

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Taiwan receives French electronic warfare training

French military services firm DCI has recently started giving out strategic training in Taiwan, which is at the centre of Indo-Pacific tensions.

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ADIT's planned takeover of DCI has sparked a flurry of manoeuvring in the French parliament, as competitors look forward to the parastatal operator becoming just another company.

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Vietnamese coast guard anti-corruption trial jeopardises Western defence deals

Five Vietnamese senior coast guard service officers are currently being tried for corruption, while the Communist Party and defence ministry are taking back control of the service's procurement.

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French and Saudi space goals could align neatly

In its search for an optical satellite constellation, Saudi Arabia has made changes to its space strategy that could see it form a cooperation programme with French actors in the field.

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France, Kuwait
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Salem Al-Sabah in Paris to boost bilateral relationship

Kuwait's minister of foreign affairs has just arrived in Paris with a view to building a new relationship between the two countries. This is his first visit to Europe since his appointment as minister last year.

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Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

France
ADIT edges closer to taking control of DCI

The French corporate intelligence group has made progress in its battle to take over Défense Conseil International and hopes to conclude the first stage of the operation within weeks.

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France, Indonesia, Qatar
Jakarta Mirage contract sparks war of influence among service providers

As the supply and maintenance of French-built fighter jets sold by Qatari to Indonesia pits French firms against each other, a winner is gradually emerging.

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France
ADIT goes after Sofema and DCI

Acquiring former procurement office Sofema would significantly increase corporate intelligence group ADIT's stake in foreign armies training specialist DCI. But to take control of the latter, ADIT, majority owned by the Sagard fund, must convince the French state to give up some of its shares.

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Kuwait exacts revenge on Airbus

A statement from the Kuwaiti defence minister on February 12 cast some light on the real reasons the country recently refused to take delivery of two Caracal helicopters.

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