The spies go to Paris this week
Americans, Israelis and even French: dispatch his country ” observers “to survey the Salons. At Le Bourget 2009, Chinese have gone too far. To the point they were nearly inadmissible a year later, at Eurosatory.
It was a year ago, at the Eurosatory, the high mass global of land armament. Unlike most of their competitors, who have guns or armor-size, companies Chinese flag have been content posters or models. And again! This has taken much they are refused entry the national territory. A few weeks earlier, Quai d’Orsay Defence clashed on the subject. Not to Beijing angry, diplomats pleaded for leniency. The Military them wanted to use the hard way. Matignon slice with a compromise agreed to expose, but not heavy equipment.
To understand the origin of this episode was contained within the circles Reserved, must go back a year earlier, when the 2009 Bourget. A Chinese company is then taken by hand in the bag full act of espionage. “This is not the only one who has sinned, but this they had crossed the line, “says a witness of fact the time condition of anonymity. No details have filtered through the means employees – some mention a network of sophisticated listening – but they were considered serious enough that the highest authorities French seize them.
Micros, photos, “cores”
Given the sovereign nature of the technologies, the Airshows and defense are true nest of spies. Some do not hide. Just like the Chinese (again them!) That walking around in groups from stand to stand, the camera strap and
the cap on his head. Sofa and then goes away, everything smile. A far cry from the image of the hero of James Bond with gadgets. Others are bolder, but not less discreet.Last year for example, a curious did not hesitate to lean on the axles of a light armored Panhard. No more uncomfortable than that, the grantee has gone as quietly as he had come, once audits made. Where? On the stand of a competitor German, a few meters away. All under the eye just disturbed
Christian Mons, the CEO of the manufacturer of armored vehicles.Given its venerable age, the LAV has, indeed, much more to hide. Things can be more serious, however. MBDA has experienced in 2006 (still at Eurosatory), when the manufacturer European missiles had the unpleasant surprise to discover that a tire SOUVIM its a big tractor clearance, had been “cored”. Specially designed for the French army, its composition is
classified secret. The spies were they cold? “We do will ever know, “says a former employee. Whatever … because the tire statement was false. Like all the sensitive equipment.Dimensions modified, artificial materials, imperfect forms: all models exhibited on the stands French in France and abroad are modified if necessary. The DGA provides them before allowing a material is exposed.
It would be wrong to believe that the threat comes mainly from Asia. American, British, Turks … all States to send their ” honorable correspondents “to walk the aisles of events professional. The Israelis are particularly in collimator. “One year we found one that used a Supermicro
directed to listen to the conversations around. Since then, we protect our
flags by combining them, “says one industry.And French in all this? A little more virtuous. Within the Directorate of Military Intelligence, the spies of the Great Muette a sub-department is supposed to cover the arms Shows khaki. This small teams, composed of non-commissioned officers specializing in electronic warfare and avionics for example, and acting under coverage. “This is called conventional intelligence. But generally, it does not go very far, a few photos at the most, “demonstrates a good knowledge of the institution. In terms of civilian technologies of interest to France, it is within the DGSE DCRI and that this is happening.
I think this should stop the modules counting etc
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June 21, 2011 at 6:47 pm