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3544 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 45 of 60.

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Restore BritainGBUK political party founded by Rupert Lowe in February 2026 to the right of Reform UK.
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ResultSenseGBUK online publisher of AI news and analysis for businesses, run by Resultsense Limited.
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ResumeBuilderUSUS job-search and resume platform that conducted a March 2026 survey of 1,000 hiring managers on AI attribution in layoffs.
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ReutersGBLondon-based global wire service; one of three dominant international news agencies since 1851.
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Reuters Institute for the Study of JournalismGBOxford journalism research institute publishing the Digital News Report on news use and trust.
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RevaiaFRFrench growth-equity VC, Europe's largest woman-led fund; led Semble's £30m Series C.
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Revista Sociedade MilitarBRRio de Janeiro military-affairs news site covering Brazil's armed forces, defence and geopolitics.
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RevolutGBUK-founded fintech; Britain's most-valued private company at roughly $45bn, still seeking a full UK banking licence.
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Revolutionary CourtIRIran's parallel security judiciary that tries political, espionage and 'anti-revolutionary' cases in closed session.
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Rewards for JusticeUSUS State Department programme paying informants for national-security information.
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RFE/RLUS-funded broadcaster reporting on Russia, Ukraine and Iran through local-language services.
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RFIFRFrench public international broadcaster that broke the Libya-Ukraine military base story.
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RFI AfriqueFRRadio France Internationale's Africa service; first outlet to report April haemorrhagic-fever deaths in Djugu and Irumu.
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RG LabFRRG Lab is France Televisions' broadcast-technology research-and-development unit that uses Roland-Garros tennis as a live production sandbox for AI and immersive media experiments.
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RheinmetallDEGermany's largest defence prime; autonomous vehicles, loitering munitions, and NATO land systems.
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Rheinmetall Kraken GmbHDERheinmetall-Kraken joint venture building the K3 SCOUT uncrewed surface vessel in Hamburg
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Rhondda Cynon Taf CouncilGBLocal authority for Rhondda Cynon Taf in south Wales.
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RhysidaA ransomware-as-a-service crew active since 2023, succeeding the Vice Society operator lineage, that uses double-extortion against government and critical-sector targets.
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Ribbit CapitalUSFintech-focused venture capital firm; co-lead investor in Mach Industries’ 2026 Series C, signalling generalist capital crossing into defence.
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Ridgeback BiotherapeuticsUSFlorida biotech that developed Ebanga, the Zaire ebolavirus monoclonal with no approved Bundibugyo efficacy.
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RigamerUSLouisiana polling firm; June 2026 survey showed the Senate runoff deadlocked.
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RigzoneUSOil and gas industry news and data platform covering upstream, midstream, and downstream energy.
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RippleUS crypto-payments company behind the XRP token and a leading Fairshake super PAC funder.
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Risk LedgerGBLondon company mapping third-party supply-chain risk for large buyers.
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RivanGBUK startup building Europe's largest synthetic natural gas plant; raised £25m for 15MW Wiltshire facility.
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River Financial CorporationUSUS bank holding company whose ransomware intrusion has drawn five SEC filings, materiality still undetermined.
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road.ccGBroad.cc is a UK cycling media site operated by F-At and a founding participant in the MOW Search-Only Contracts scheme.
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RoadrunnerAnduril's reusable drone interceptor; entering Arsenal-1 production by end of 2026 after Fury launch.
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Robert HalfUSUS staffing and recruitment firm.
Roberto ManciniItaly's Euro 2020-winning coach, now out of work and positioning himself for a second Azzurri spell.
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RobloxUSUS company operating an online platform for user-created games and experiences.
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RoboneersUAUkrainian defence-tech firm making the ShaBlya weapon station and Rys ground robots.
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Robosys AutomationGBUK autonomous vessel software firm; VOYAGER AI gives crewed and uncrewed ships automatic station-keeping.
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Rockwell AutomationUSA US industrial automation and control-systems manufacturer.
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RokuUSRoku is the leading US connected-television operating system, present in more than 100 million global streaming households and operating The Roku Channel as a free ad-supported streaming service.
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Roll CallUSUS Capitol Hill news outlet covering congressional proceedings and the war powers debate.
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Rolls-RoyceGBUK aero-engine and power-systems manufacturer.
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Room151GBA trade publication covering UK public sector treasury and finance.
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Rosalind Franklin InstituteGBUK life-sciences and technology research institute at Harwell, funded by EPSRC.
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RosatomRURussia's state nuclear corporation; Bushehr operator and diplomatic circuit-breaker on Iran's enriched uranium deadlock.
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RosneftRURussian oil producer sanctioned by the United States in October 2025.
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RospotrebnadzorRURussian consumer-health watchdog overseeing the inquiry into an unexplained Irkutsk laboratory death.
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RosstatRURussia's Federal State Statistics Service, which published the aviation output data showing 117% YoY growth in April 2026.
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RostekhnadzorRURussia's nuclear and industrial safety regulator; issued 10-year operating licences for ZNPP units 1 and 2 on 2 April 2026.
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Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & ManbeckUSWashington law firm acting for publishers in AI copyright suits.
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Rowden TechnologiesGBBristol-based UK defence-tech designing deployable sensing and information systems for edge environments.
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Roxette Maritime Shipping and TradingPAPanamanian ship manager sanctioned by OFAC over alleged Iranian petrochemical trade.
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Royal Bank of ScotlandGBUK bank whose former headquarters sits at 1 Redheughs Avenue, South Gyle.
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Royal Belgian Football AssociationBEBelgium's national football federation; lost its FIFA appeal over Folarin Balogun's World Cup reinstatement.
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Royal Fleet AuxiliaryGBCivilian-crewed fleet of the United Kingdom that supports Royal Navy operations with logistic and support ships including RFA Lyme Bay.
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Royal Jordanian Air ForceJordan's air force; joint operator of the Azraq base Iran struck on 17 July.
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Royal MarinesGBUK commando force; conducted Britain's first helicopter boarding of a Russia-linked shadow tanker in June 2026.
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Royal NavyGBUK's principal naval service; operational lead for the 26-nation Hormuz maritime coalition.
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Royal Netherlands NavyNLDutch naval force; first NATO navy to declare V-BAT drone operational at sea.
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Royal Television SocietyGBBritish television charity hosting industry debate, awards and education.
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RSI EuropeLTLithuanian FPV drone manufacturer founded 2022; delivers Shpak drones to NATO buyers and Ukrainian forces.
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RTEIEIreland's statutory public broadcaster, running television, radio and RTÉ News, funded by the TV licence.
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RTE (Reseau de Transport d'Electricite)FRFrance's national high-voltage electricity transmission operator, majority owned by EDF Group.
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RTL DeutschlandDEGerman commercial broadcaster; RTL Group subsidiary; 600 jobs cut in 2026 AI restructuring.
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RTL GroupLUBertelsmann's European broadcasting group; now Germany's largest pay-TV aggregator after closing Sky Deutschland.