Surveillance & Interception

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CILAS lasers in Ukraine, Tyonek to train USAF cyber-specialists, French MPs question future of intercepts platform

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

KyivCILAS to take on Moscow's Shaheds

San AntonioTyonek Technical Services to train USAF cyber-specialists

ParisPNIJ interception platform under fire in parliament

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JD2E training Norway's Poseidons, DARPA secures military AI, cybersecurity for Dutch healthcare

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

OsloBritain's JD2E to train Norwegian P-8 Poseidon operators in electronic warfare

WashingtonDARPA looking for flaws in AI-enhanced systems

AmsterdamNetstone to provide threat intelligence to secure Dutch healthcare

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Amos Malka joins Falkor, Sahar in Singapour, Egyptian maritime surveillance

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

IsraelFormer military intelligence chief Amos Malka joins Falkor start-up

SingaporeFrench OSINT specialist Sahar targets Asia market

San Diego/CairoForward Slope to supply Egypt navy's surveillance system

United States
Social Links forced to plug leaks from users of its intelligence tool

The sale on the dark web of an access to the police and intelligence service-only version of Social Links' OSINT CrimeWall has revived fears of a proliferation of cyber tools. The company states it is taking the necessary steps to block access to the compromised account.

Russia, Ukraine, United States
Concern mounts over Moscow's repurposing of Western open source tools

Ukrainian military intelligence units are concerned by the use of the US OpenAthena geolocation application for drones by Russian reconnaissance units. The controlled use of this freely available type of solution may allow Moscow to gain ground in some technological fields, which is a major worry for the General Staff in Kyiv.

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Austrian OSINT, Type5 taps out, Interionet's US lobbyist

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

ViennaAustrian interior ministry hires undisclosed OSINT provider

Tel AvivIsraeli fund Type5 on brink of closure

WashingtonInterionet woos US lawmakers through Goodland

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FBI says no to cookies, Victor Raffour takes charge at Aleph, Poland tests new land drones

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

WashingtonAdvertising data excluded from FBI's OSINT

LyonVictor Raffour appointed director general at Aleph Networks

GliwicePolish special forces test RBL Defence Polska's land drones

Japan, United States
Maxar's highly strategic Asian clients revealed

Maxar, the world's leading supplier of imagery to US intelligence services, has signed new contracts with two countries that Intelligence Online has identified. Their business is key to strengthening US intelligence alliances against China.

United States
US Congress wants to optimise OSINT spending

When voting on the series of laws that set the US Department of Defense's budget and expenditures, lawmakers called for greater transparency regarding funds allocated to open-source intelligence. This request also reinforces the National Intelligence Directorate's role in the field.

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ENISA's CTI, Department of State ramps up Jamaican OSINT

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

AthensEU cybersecurity agency selects cyber threat intelligence partners

KingstonUS Department of State provides cyber support to Jamaican police

UAE, United States
US spy satellite leaders hope for looser export rules under Trump

US Earth observation satellite manufacturers are lobbying the outgoing Biden administration to loosen the export licence regime in the sector, having already begun to lose ground in key markets to Chinese and European competitors.

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Balkans cyber development centre budget, MARFORCYBER's cyber trainer, Russian satellite swap

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT with a dose of cyber, we report every Thursday on the events big and small that matter in the technical intelligence community.

ParisFrance allocates €1.69m to western Balkans cyber development centre

Fort MeadeMarines pick out new cyber trainer

MoscowOne radar satellite goes up as another comes down

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Orbital Sidekick poaches from NGA again, Jeremy Fetiveau heads Epsilon, Norway takes on drones

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT with a dose of cyber, we report every Thursday on the events big and small that matter in the technical intelligence community.

WashingtonEx-NGA special programmes executive joins Orbital Sidekick

BarcelonaL3Harris Trenchant vet Jeremy Fetiveau takes reins of zero-day hunter Epsilon

OsloNorwegian Defence Materiel Agency gets air force anti-drone programme underway

China, United States
The huge influence of a single Chinese reporter on the US-China military space race

A journalist for Hong Kong's South China Morning Post has been churning out articles about the People's Liberation Army's innovations in space warfare and these are having a sizeable impact on Washington's position.