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Spotlight | United States
SPACE INTELLIGENCE IN TROUBLE

Three years after a shake-up of American space-based intelligence that resulted in the founding of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) on Oct. 1, 1996 the branch is in dire trouble as the result of a series of major [...]

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Spotlight | Europe
SPY SATELLITES FIRST LINE IN EUROPE'S DEFENSES

A report discussed behind closed doors during a meeting of the Western European Union's Technological and Aerospace Committee on Nov. 10 fixed the timetable for transforming the Torrejon satellite center in Spain into a European Union defense unit.

Subscribers only 18.11.1999

France
NEW ELECTROMAGNETIC RESOURCES

The French army is to beef up its electromagnetic capability [...]

Subscribers only 18.11.1999

United States
SPACE COMMAND TACKLES NEW MISSIONS

Over the past five weeks the U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) headquartered at the Peterson air force base in Colorado has [...]

Subscribers only 18.11.1999

United States
NRO PEERS INTO THE FUTURE

The U.S. space-based intelligence agency National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has lifted a further veil on the invitation to tender it [...]

Subscribers only 04.11.1999

United States
NRO HUNGRY FOR IDEAS

The highly-secretive U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has put out [...]

Subscribers only 21.10.1999

United States
MOVE TO PRIVATE SPACE INTELLIGENCE

If the planned launch of Space Imaging's high resolution Ikonos 1 satellite takes place on April 27 – a full [...]

Subscribers only 22.04.1999

United States
NRO PLAN UNDER FIRE

The National Reconnaissance Office's blueprint for the next generation of imagery satellites, known as the Future Imagery Architecture (FIA), is [...]

Subscribers only 08.04.1999

United States
FIRST SALES FOR COMMERCIAL IMAGERY

Two American space imagery companies, Orbimage and Space Imaging, announced on Oct. 30 and Dec. 11 that they had signed [...]

Subscribers only 31.12.1998

United States
DE-CLASSIFYING THE OBVIOUS AND THE LESS SO

Over the last several years the National Security Agency has declassified a variety of facts about operational and administrative matters, [...]

Subscribers only 31.12.1998

United States
EXTRA FUNDING FOR NRO

The National Reconnaissance Office will be a big beneficiary of a $1.5 billion increase in intelligence spending in the 1999 [...]

Subscribers only 31.12.1998

United States
THE AGENCY THAT MISSED OUT ON FUTURE

In a move that raises doubts about the future of the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology, the directorate has [...]

Subscribers only 12.11.1998

United States
EXPERIMENTAL SATELLITE TESTS 29 SYSTEMS

The National Reconnaissance Office has made up for its abortive launch of a signals intelligence satellite in August by successfully [...]

Subscribers only 15.10.1998

United States
LIFTING VEIL ON SATELLITE OPERATION

In an unprecedented move, the National Reconnaissance Office has revealed the award of a contract for a yet-to-be built satellite [...]

Subscribers only 30.07.1998

Norway
STANDING GUARD IN SPACE

If the Norwegian parliament approves funding, the U.S. will transfer a new radar system originally intended for intelligence collection in [...]

Subscribers only 16.07.1998

United States
BACKROOM AGENCY CLOSED DOWN

The Defense Support Project Office, one of the most obscure agencies in the U.S. intelligence community, is being closed down, [...]

Subscribers only 04.06.1998

United States
AGENCIES SLAMMED FOR LOSING THEIR EDGE

The skills of the U.S. intelligence community have "dwindled since the break-up of the Soviet Union," according to the House [...]

Subscribers only 21.05.1998

United States
NRO FINDS PARTNERS FOR SATELLITE SCHEME

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has teamed up with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Air Force [...]

Subscribers only 02.04.1998

United States
DENNIS BOXX

The leading spokesman for the Central Intelligence Agency and then director of communications at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Dennis [...]

Subscribers only 19.03.1998

United States
TELEVISION IN THE COCKPIT

A system named Rapid Targeting Capacity developed jointly by the [...]

Subscribers only 05.03.1998

United States
KEEPING CLOSER WATCH ON ENVIRONMENT

The U.S. intelligence community's increasing focus on environmental intelligence was underlined by last year's move to establish a DCI Environmental [...]

Subscribers only 05.03.1998

United States
WHAT NON-NRO SATELLITES DO

Most of the space intelligence for the U.S. intelligence community originates from the National Reconnaissance Office's fleet of imagery and [...]

Subscribers only 19.02.1998

United States
NRO'S 6TH TECHNOLOGICAL FORUM

The National Reconnaissance Office's Advanced Systems & Technology Directorate is [...]

Subscribers only 19.02.1998

Spotlight | Europe, United States
SPACE INTELLIGENCE ON AUCTION BLOCK

Space-based intelligence is set to become a commodity like any other this year. Apart from a few exceptions (Iran, Iraq, Libya and North Korea) military and civil intelligence agencies across the globe will be able to buy high definition imagery [.

Subscribers only 08.01.1998

Spotlight | United States
HOW TO MODERNIZE INTELLIGENCE?

A top-line panel has recommended a shake-up in American intelligence that would include such revolutionary moves as uncoupling the Directorate of Intelligence from the CIA and reducing it drastically in size. The panel, chaired by former National Security Agency director [.

Subscribers only 18.12.1997

United States
NRO LIFTS THE VEIL AGAIN

The National Reconnaissance Office declassified approximately 38,000 pages of documents concerning the Corona, Argon and Lanyard satellite programs on Nov. [...]

Subscribers only 18.12.1997

United States
LIFT-OFF FOR NEW NRO SATELLITE

A rocket carrying a SIGINT satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office was hoisted into space from Cape Canaveral on Nov. [...]

Subscribers only 20.11.1997

United States
STREAMLINING INTELLIGENCE EFFORT

The Defense Department is poised to introduce major changes in the way it manages its intelligence and reconnaissance operations and [...]

Subscribers only 20.11.1997

United States
ZEROING IN ON SCUDS

Harkening back once again to the Gulf War, the U.S. intelligence community is continuing to make efforts to improve ways [...]

Subscribers only 09.10.1997

Europe
CALL FOR EURO SPACE AUTHORITY

Plans by France and Germany to work together on a military observation satellite project have run into a wall since [...]

Subscribers only 10.07.1997

United States
RESHUFFLING ITS SPACE CARDS

As more countries become active commercially and militarily in space the United States has set out to revamp and upgrade [...]

Subscribers only 10.07.1997

United States
NEW WAYS TO HIT "HARD TARGETS"

In a recent talk with newsmen, Keith Hall, director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), outlined a number of new [...]

Subscribers only 26.06.1997

United States
THE SWITCH TO SMALLER SATELLITES

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is putting the final touches to changes in its organizational structures in response to recommendations [...]

Subscribers only 15.05.1997

Europe
LOBBYING FOR SPACE INTELLIGENCE

The European Control by Satellite association (EUCOSAT), which is backed [...]

Subscribers only 13.02.1997

United States
BALANCING ACT BETWEEN DCI AND SENATE

The 1997 Intelligence Authorization Act signed by President Bill Clinton in October will lift U.S. spending on intelligence to a [...]

Subscribers only 14.11.1996

United States
LIFTING THE VEIL ON NRO

The US National Reconnaissance Office has released further details about its budget, personnel, organization and future plans. Among the details [...]

Subscribers only 14.11.1996

United States
NIMA SWINGS INTO ACTION

The National Imagery and Mapping Agency began operating on Oct 1 less than a year after DCI John Deutch proposed [...]

Subscribers only 03.10.1996

United States
JEFFREY HARRIS

Jeffrey Harris, who is slated on July 29 to become president of Space Imaging, one of a string of ambitious [...]

Subscribers only 18.07.1996

France
20% LESS FOR SPACE

France's new military spending plan covering the years 1997-2002 provides for a 15 to 20% drop in the cost of [...]

Subscribers only 26.06.1996

Spotlight | United States
DEUTCH FORGES A REAL "COMMUNITY"

John Deutch's plan to overhaul American intelligence that was presented to Congress in late April aims to meld a profusion of agencies with often overlapping powers into a genuine, unified and more effective "intelligence community" with a much smaller workforce.

Subscribers only 09.05.1996

United States
FIXING AGENDA FOR TCA

The Technical Collection Agency that the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence said in its IC21 report (IN --) should [...]

Subscribers only 18.04.1996

United States
CLASH OVER NRO'S WAR CHEST

CIA director John Deutch braved the ire of the Senate's Select Committee on Intelligence in late February by refusing point [...]

Subscribers only 07.03.1996

France
A CLASSY LOSER

The boss of Matra Defense, Noel Forgeard, lobbied his "friend" [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 21.12.1995

United States
AUDITING NRO'S BOOKS

In response to a barrage of fire against the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), CIA director John Deutch has told the [...]

Subscribers only 09.11.1995

Spotlight | United States, West Europe
HELIOS A MILITARY OR DEFENSE SATELLITE?

The suspense that Germany has carefully nurtured over whether it will join France in the Helios 2 and Horus (ex Osiris) military satellite programs will shortly come to an end. Intelligence Newsletter learned from a high-ranking German military source attending [.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 28.09.1995

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Images produced by Ikonos observation satellites are going to be [...]

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Spotlight | Europe SPY SATELLITES FIRST LINE IN EUROPE'S DEFENSES

France NEW ELECTROMAGNETIC RESOURCES

United States SPACE COMMAND TACKLES NEW MISSIONS

United States NRO PEERS INTO THE FUTURE

United States NRO HUNGRY FOR IDEAS

United States MOVE TO PRIVATE SPACE INTELLIGENCE

United States NRO PLAN UNDER FIRE

United States FIRST SALES FOR COMMERCIAL IMAGERY

United States DE-CLASSIFYING THE OBVIOUS AND THE LESS SO

United States EXTRA FUNDING FOR NRO

United States THE AGENCY THAT MISSED OUT ON FUTURE

United States EXPERIMENTAL SATELLITE TESTS 29 SYSTEMS

United States LIFTING VEIL ON SATELLITE OPERATION

Norway STANDING GUARD IN SPACE

United States BACKROOM AGENCY CLOSED DOWN

United States AGENCIES SLAMMED FOR LOSING THEIR EDGE

United States NRO FINDS PARTNERS FOR SATELLITE SCHEME

United States DENNIS BOXX

United States TELEVISION IN THE COCKPIT

United States KEEPING CLOSER WATCH ON ENVIRONMENT

United States WHAT NON-NRO SATELLITES DO

United States NRO'S 6TH TECHNOLOGICAL FORUM

Spotlight | Europe, United States SPACE INTELLIGENCE ON AUCTION BLOCK

Spotlight | United States HOW TO MODERNIZE INTELLIGENCE?

United States NRO LIFTS THE VEIL AGAIN

United States LIFT-OFF FOR NEW NRO SATELLITE

United States STREAMLINING INTELLIGENCE EFFORT

United States ZEROING IN ON SCUDS

Europe CALL FOR EURO SPACE AUTHORITY

United States RESHUFFLING ITS SPACE CARDS

United States NEW WAYS TO HIT "HARD TARGETS"

United States THE SWITCH TO SMALLER SATELLITES

Europe LOBBYING FOR SPACE INTELLIGENCE

United States BALANCING ACT BETWEEN DCI AND SENATE

United States LIFTING THE VEIL ON NRO

United States NIMA SWINGS INTO ACTION

United States JEFFREY HARRIS

France 20% LESS FOR SPACE

Spotlight | United States DEUTCH FORGES A REAL "COMMUNITY"

United States FIXING AGENDA FOR TCA

United States CLASH OVER NRO'S WAR CHEST

France A CLASSY LOSER

United States AUDITING NRO'S BOOKS

Spotlight | United States, West Europe HELIOS A MILITARY OR DEFENSE SATELLITE?

United States CALL FOR SEPARATE SPACE BUDGET

Spotlight | West Europe HELIOS TO DOVETAIL EUROPE'S INTELLIGENCE EFFORT

France, Germany PUTTING BONN INTO THE PICTURE

United States BIG TROUBLE AT NRO

United States NRO FINALLY GETS A BOSS

France OSIRIS WITH THE GERMANS?

United States NRO RIPE FOR PRUNING

Australia REGIONAL ANTI-MISSILE INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM?

United States NRO ON THE MAP AND IN THE BUDGET

United States SHAKE UP IN OVERHEAD INTELLIGENCE

United States NEW NATIONAL IMAGERY OFFICE

MARKETING CENTER IN ATHENS FOR SATELLITE SERVICE

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China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States
The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

Ukraine
Jamming wars

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
Information wars in the Caucasus

Israel
Israeli cyber bounces back after NSO woes

Kazakhstan
Inside Astana's bid to track down assets

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Spotlight | United States
SPACE INTELLIGENCE IN TROUBLE

Spotlight | Europe
SPY SATELLITES FIRST LINE IN EUROPE'S DEFENSES

France
NEW ELECTROMAGNETIC RESOURCES

United States
SPACE COMMAND TACKLES NEW MISSIONS

United States
NRO PEERS INTO THE FUTURE

United States
NRO HUNGRY FOR IDEAS

United States
MOVE TO PRIVATE SPACE INTELLIGENCE

United States
NRO PLAN UNDER FIRE

United States
FIRST SALES FOR COMMERCIAL IMAGERY

United States
DE-CLASSIFYING THE OBVIOUS AND THE LESS SO

United States
EXTRA FUNDING FOR NRO

United States
THE AGENCY THAT MISSED OUT ON FUTURE

United States
EXPERIMENTAL SATELLITE TESTS 29 SYSTEMS

United States
LIFTING VEIL ON SATELLITE OPERATION

Norway
STANDING GUARD IN SPACE

United States
BACKROOM AGENCY CLOSED DOWN

United States
AGENCIES SLAMMED FOR LOSING THEIR EDGE

United States
NRO FINDS PARTNERS FOR SATELLITE SCHEME

United States
DENNIS BOXX

United States
TELEVISION IN THE COCKPIT

United States
KEEPING CLOSER WATCH ON ENVIRONMENT

United States
WHAT NON-NRO SATELLITES DO

United States
NRO'S 6TH TECHNOLOGICAL FORUM

Spotlight | Europe, United States
SPACE INTELLIGENCE ON AUCTION BLOCK

Spotlight | United States
HOW TO MODERNIZE INTELLIGENCE?

United States
NRO LIFTS THE VEIL AGAIN

United States
LIFT-OFF FOR NEW NRO SATELLITE

United States
STREAMLINING INTELLIGENCE EFFORT

United States
ZEROING IN ON SCUDS

Europe
CALL FOR EURO SPACE AUTHORITY

United States
RESHUFFLING ITS SPACE CARDS

United States
NEW WAYS TO HIT "HARD TARGETS"

United States
THE SWITCH TO SMALLER SATELLITES

Europe
LOBBYING FOR SPACE INTELLIGENCE

United States
BALANCING ACT BETWEEN DCI AND SENATE

United States
LIFTING THE VEIL ON NRO

United States
NIMA SWINGS INTO ACTION

United States
JEFFREY HARRIS

France
20% LESS FOR SPACE

Spotlight | United States
DEUTCH FORGES A REAL "COMMUNITY"

United States
FIXING AGENDA FOR TCA

United States
CLASH OVER NRO'S WAR CHEST

France
A CLASSY LOSER

United States
AUDITING NRO'S BOOKS

Spotlight | United States, West Europe
HELIOS A MILITARY OR DEFENSE SATELLITE?

United States
CALL FOR SEPARATE SPACE BUDGET

Spotlight | West Europe
HELIOS TO DOVETAIL EUROPE'S INTELLIGENCE EFFORT

France, Germany
PUTTING BONN INTO THE PICTURE

United States
BIG TROUBLE AT NRO

United States
NRO FINALLY GETS A BOSS

France
OSIRIS WITH THE GERMANS?

United States
NRO RIPE FOR PRUNING

Australia
REGIONAL ANTI-MISSILE INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM?

United States
NRO ON THE MAP AND IN THE BUDGET

United States
SHAKE UP IN OVERHEAD INTELLIGENCE

United States
NEW NATIONAL IMAGERY OFFICE