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UAE
After Digital14, Elham Al Qasim takes charge of GEOINT specialist Bayanat's IPO

Elham Al Qasim has joined the board of directors of local geospatial intelligence company Bayanat as it announces its IPO. She is supported by a panel of military procurement specialists.

France, UAE
DCI and Naval Group in trouble on Emirati corvette offsets

Emirati defence procurement authority Tawazun recently refused an offset proposal from France's Naval Group involving fellow French company Défense Conseil International. The setback could favour DCI's main rival on this market, SeaOwl Group.

France, UAE, United Kingdom
Mohammed bin Zayed's sovereign fund decides to stay in London despite Macron's efforts

French president Emmanuel Macron has been trying to use his close, personal relations with Abu Dhabi's ruler, Mohammed bin Zayed, to attract the emirate's sovereign funds. Among them, Mubadala has nevertheless decided to keep its European operations centre in London.

The Tech Telegraph
Bayanat appoints COO; First In invests in Outcome Security; Leonardo to supply EASA's CTI, Shakeup at HawkEye 360

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

Abou DhabiGEOINT firm Bayanat appoints COO.

JacksonOutcome Security joins First In's cyber portfolio.

Cologne/RomeLeonardo to supply European air security CTI platform.

WashingtonHawkEye 360 shakes up management.

France, Middle East
Macron to woo Gulf sovereign wealth funds at Choose France summit

After kicking off his fifth Choose France summit next week, the French president has lined up an energy transition-focused meeting with representatives of numerous sovereign funds from the Arab peninsula.

Spotlight | France, Saudi Arabia
With European priorities on its mind EDF lets slide Saudi nuclear power projects

Riyadh is becoming frustrated as the French group EDF procrastinates, leaving the door open to Chinese aspirations.

Germany
With Slavic hydrogen supplies cut, Berlin goes for the Gulf

Forced to put its major hydrogen production development plans with Russia and Ukraine on standby, Germany has been compelled to rely more on Saudi Arabia and the Emirates.

Spotlight | UAE
Al Muhairi's dreams of cyber empire with KBBO come crashing down

The flamboyant businessman's path towards building a cyber empire in the Gulf with help from Western partners appears to have left him bankrupt.

Spotlight | India
Western anti-drone specialists home in on Indian market

After having suffered a number of incidents involving drones, India is looking to update its capacity to combat drone attacks. The contracts which are likely to follow are attracting new entrants to the anti-drone market, particularly German, Australian and American companies, which are looking to forge links with local distributors.

United Kingdom
17 Arm continues litigation funding path without Lord St John of Bletso

Since entering the world of mining and oil, Anthony St John, Baron St John of Bletso, has moved on from his time with 17 Arm Recovery, the low-profile UAE-based intelligence firm run by Russian aficionado Patrick Meade, Earl of Clanwilliam.

Spotlight | France, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Nabil el Daher's Middle East contracts come back to haunt Airbus

A Paris court will begin a hearing at 2pm on 30 June into a case that has been hanging over Airbus for years. The former agent of the group's border protection arm Signalis is ready for a new round, even if that means revealing contracts made in Saudia Arabia and the rest of the region.