Surveillance & Interception

France
French cybersecurity expert ChapsVision in interception platform lobbying offensive

With French judicial authorities toughening their stance, cybersecurity expert ChapsVision has stepped up its lobbying to try to make it easier to circumvent the PNIJ interception platform. So far, to no avail.

Ukraine
Aerobavovna balloons provide vital relay as Ukraine retreats from Kursk

Ukrainian aerostat maker Aerobavovna has urgently mobilised teams to deploy balloons that can provide secure communications to retreating Kyiv forces as they come under intense jamming and interception attacks from Moscow.

Italy
Negg wins Italian cyber intelligence contracts after Paragon exposed

Italian cyber intelligence firm Negg is aiming to become the provider of choice for Rome's cyber offensive contracts. The Italian government lost its preferred contractor in the field, Paragon Solutions, after it was publicly exposed earlier this year.

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Quantum Systems, MTG Dolphin in Sofia, Patria's 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.

KyivGerman Quantum Systems tests AI-powered acoustic drone sensors

VarnaBulgarian navy trials first drone boats in Black Sea

HelsinkiFinnish special forces try out Patria's FPV drones

Japan, Ukraine
Tokyo ready to increase its support for Ukrainian intelligence

Japan is secretive about its backing for Ukraine but recent talks indicate that it is ready to do more for the country in terms of intelligence, particularly if the US again withdraws its support.

France, Poland, Ukraine
MSP Inntech, a discreet player in the Polish drone war in Ukraine

Polish firm MSP Inntech is delivering its latest tactical drones and loitering munitions to specialised Ukrainian units, unofficially backed by Warsaw. The military aid is proving invaluable after the US stopped supplying its Switchblade drones.

The Tech Times
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

Russia
Russia scrambling to keep up in race for 3D Earth observation imagery

Russia, like the US, Japan and France before it, is preparing to launch new satellites that demonstrate a renewed interest in 3D Earth observation imagery. As on the Ukraine front, 3D imagery is becoming a vital component of real-time digital reproductions of theatres of operation and infrastructure.

France
Drug trafficking: debate over Paris public prosecutor's cyber arm

Will the future French national prosecutor's office for combatting organised crime take on the cyber section of the Paris public prosecutor's office? Magistrates are divided over the issue on which justice minister Gérald Darmanin must make a quick decision.

Netherlands, United Kingdom
UK defence contractor Providence clinches Dutch intelligence deal

Providence, a British engineering firm focused on intelligence solutions, recently signed a contract with the Dutch defence ministry Europe through its subsidiary based in the Netherlands.

France
'TrackingFiles': services use of geolocation data not risk free

Intelligence services have been buying advertising and geolocation data for years now, despite the risks that have been identified regarding these purchases. Such risks come in addition to a lack of legal clarity about the purchase of such data.

The Tech Times
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

The Tech Times
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

Ukraine
Electronic warfare: Infozahyst helping Ukrainian intelligence intensify Black Sea strikes

Electronic warfare specialist Infozahyst is quietly deploying its latest interception technologies (SIGINT) on Ukrainian military intelligence naval drones. The aim is to assert supremacy in the Black Sea at a time when a break in the conflict looks set to be imminent.

Ukraine
Kyiv scrambles to replace US space-based intelligence

Ukrainian military intelligence is trying to work out what it would need if Washington were to stop supporting the war effort. No European capability can currently replace the United States in terms of imagery and interception.