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3544 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 16 of 60.

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Directorate General of Health ServicesBDBangladesh government directorate running the country's disease control, immunisation and outbreak reporting.
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Directorate of IntelligenceCUCuba's foreign intelligence service, responsible for overseas espionage and covert operations.
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Directors Guild of AmericaUSUS labour union representing film and television directors, founded 1936, negotiating contracts with the AMPTP.
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Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Unmanned SystemsUSPentagon office directing all US military unmanned and autonomous systems programmes, created June 2026.
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Direktorat Jenderal PajakIDIndonesia's tax authority, now sharing residency data with immigration in real time.
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Disciplinary CommitteeFIFA's first-instance judicial body that adjudicates on-field and off-field rule violations during competitions.
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Dish NetworkUSAmerican satellite television and pay-TV provider.
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Divisional CourtGBHigh Court configuration; hears judicial review cases with two or more judges.
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DixellITRefrigeration controls brand owned by Copeland.
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DJICNChinese drone maker; barred from US federal procurement and fighting $1.56B Ninth Circuit case.
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DLRDEGerman Aerospace Centre (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt), Germany's national aeronautics and space research agency.
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DNVNONorwegian classification society and risk management company that certifies ships, offshore structures, and autonomous vessels.
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DOGETrump advisory body; expanded DHS voter roll screening with 17% reported error rate.
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DOK-INGHRCroatian UGV and demining-systems maker; 51% owned by Rheinmetall since 2026.
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Dominion EnergyUSVirginia's dominant electric utility; operator of the North Anna nuclear plant on Lake Anna.
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Donya-ye EghtesadIRIranian business and financial daily newspaper that compiled the $5.2 billion cumulative economic cost estimate for Iran's 2026 internet blackout.
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DotDash MeredithUSAmerican publisher now branded People Inc., owned by People Incorporated, formerly IAC.
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DotOne Value Creation GroupIRCluster of Zanjani-linked Tehran holding companies spanning airline, rail, barter and gold-token arms, designated by OFAC on 24 July 2026.
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DoublewordGBUK AI startup building AI inference optimisation and model governance tools.
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Dover District CouncilGBDistrict council covering Dover, Kent.
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Dragoneer Investment GroupUSUS investment firm backing companies in public and private markets.
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DragonForceRaaS ransomware operator; high-volume since 2023; confirmed SimpleHelp RMM initial access in 2026.
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Draper AssociatesUSSan Francisco early-stage VC founded by Tim Draper; co-invested in Apoha's £26.7m round.
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DRASSITItalian compact-submarine builder; DG-900 provides the AUV host platform in Europe's AUKUS Pillar II bid.
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DR Congo Ministry of HealthCDDR Congo's national health ministry, which leads the country's outbreak responses.
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DreamWorks AnimationUSUniversal-owned animation studio; Netflix INKubator competitor creating feature and TV animation.
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Drewry Supply Chain AdvisorsGBLondon maritime consultancy; publishes shipping cost and supply-chain benchmarks including the WCI.
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Driveblocks GmbHDEGerman firm supplying AI perception software for autonomous military convoy systems
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DroneShieldAUAustralian counter-UAS company; embedded in US kill chains; governance under ASIC scrutiny.
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DroneXLDrone industry news site founded in 2020 by editor Haye Kesteloo.
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DrupalUSOpen-source PHP content management system powering ~40% of the web; CVE-2026-9082 SQL injection mass-exploited in May 2026.
DSCAUSUS government agency that approves and notifies Congress of foreign military sales.
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DSCCUSDemocratic Party committee that funds and supports Democratic candidates for the US Senate.
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DSITGBUK government department co-ordinating sovereign AI investment, compute infrastructure, and the cross-government AI and Future of Work Unit.
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DST GlobalGBInternational growth-stage venture capital fund.
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Dstl Porton DownGBUK defence science laboratory receiving £580m under the biosecurity strategy.
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DSVFRFrench defence technology integrator; assembling and supplying Origin Robotics' BLAZE interceptor for French armed forces.
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Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC)AEDubai's largest free-zone authority, where a newly designated digital-asset firm is registered.
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Durham Aged Mineworkers' Homes AssociationGBCharitable housing association providing homes for retired County Durham mineworkers and their families.
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Durham County CouncilGBUnitary authority governing County Durham in North East England, with 98 elected councillors.
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Dutch Institute for Vulnerability DisclosureDutch coordinated vulnerability disclosure organisation and CVE Numbering Authority.
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Dutch Investment Screening BureauNLNetherlands government body that reviews foreign investments for national-security and public-interest risks under the Investment Screening Act.
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Dutch Naval DesignNLDutch naval design authority tasked with the ASW uncrewed surface vessel design.
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DVIDSUSDefense Visual Information Distribution Service; official US Department of Defense public affairs and media outlet.
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DWPGBUK welfare and pensions department whose records help verify voter-registration applicants.
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DynacomGRGreek tanker shipping company owned by George Prokopiou. The only major shipping firm transiting the Strait of Hormuz during the 2026 Iran conflict, operating with AIS transponders off and armed guards on deck.
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DynagasGRGreek LNG shipowner; operates six Arc7 Yamal ice-class carriers on the Russia route.
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DZYNE TechnologiesUSDrone and C-UAS manufacturer acquired by Ondas Holdings for $875.8 million.
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E3GBUK, France and Germany diplomatic grouping coordinating on Iran's nuclear programme since the early 2000s
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E4 Computer EngineeringITItalian high-performance computing systems integrator contracted to build the MeluXina-AI supercomputer.
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EADailyRURussian online news outlet based in St Petersburg; tier-3 sourcing for TurkStream flow data.
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Eastern Caribbean Currency UnionEight-member Caribbean monetary union sharing the EC dollar, pegged at EC$2.70 per US dollar.
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Eastern HeraldOnline publication covering global affairs; noted for carrying Russia-aligned framing on Iran coverage.
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Eastlight Community HomesGBHousing association providing affordable homes across Essex and the East of England.
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East Surrey CouncilGBShadow unitary council for eastern Surrey, elected May 2026, vesting April 2027.
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East Sussex County CouncilGBCounty council for East Sussex.
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EaterUSUS food and restaurant publication with city-guide verticals, now part of Penske Media's PMX portfolio.
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EBNNLDutch state energy holding mandated to backstop up to 80 TWh of gas storage for 2026/27.
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ECBEUEuro area central bank; leads digital euro project and monetary policy for 340 million people.
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ECDCSEEU agency monitoring and coordinating response to infectious disease threats across member states.