India
L3Harris and Thales in contention to equip new Indian spy plane

France, United States
French military intelligence continues to rely on US group ESRI despite aiming for big data sovereignty in 2025

Although the Artemis data processing platform is due to be fully deployed in 2025, the French military intelligence service is continuing to rely on US group ESRI to analyse its geospatial intelligence data.

France, Israel, Japan, Philippines, United States
Manila air surveillance contract sparks heated competition

US, French, Israeli and Japanese groups are vying for a contract to provide the Philippines with an air surveillance system. To help the chances of French group Thales, the French embassy and ministry of armed forces have stepped in.

The Tech Times
Intellexa targeted by US sanctions, French interior ministry contracts, Franco-Brazilian military communications cooperation, Chris Jones joins Nightwing

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT and a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

LimassolJenovice, indirect victim of US ire over Intellexa

ParisMinistry of Interior puts out call for tenders for telephone data contract

ParisSyracuse-Siscomis agreement with Brazil being updated

WashingtonFormer CIA officer Chris Jones to head Nightwing's technology division

France, India
France and India's blooming military space cooperation

A delegation from the Indian Defence Space Agency, led by its director Pawan Kumar, travelled to Paris recently to meet with one of its closest partners. The aim of the trip was to negotiate a partnership on space surveillance between both countries.

United States
Boeing eyes New Delhi's new spy planes for its latest technical intelligence pod

The US planemaker Boeing is currently testing a new intelligence tool for its P-8 Poseidon aircraft, which it appears willing to offer to India as the country seeks to acquire its own state-of-the-art surveillance aircraft.

China, India
New Delhi joins deep sea war

India is mobilising a specialised research centre to develop AI algorithms for naval intelligence to counter Beijing's ambitions and underwater intelligence operations in its waters.

India
India races to catch up with China in space defence

India is getting into the starting blocks to close the gap with China in New Space intelligence, launching a flurry of calls for projects in strategic segments and boosting its nascent champion Pixxel.

United States
US Army tests HADES programme's new airborne intelligence capacities

HADES, the US Army's ISR programme, is entering final testing before deployment. The vital project will enhance intelligence-gathering on Russia's military presence in Ukraine.

India, Israel
Israeli OSINT firm Cyberglobes prospects in India

Israel's Cyberglobes, a particularly active exporter of open source intelligence solutions despite its ban from Facebook and other US platforms, has recently been prospecting in India.