Spotlight | United States
Unseenlabs and Horizon eye US SIGINT market

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Cyber investor Andre Pienaar in Kyiv, Horizon keeps space goals alive, Hawaii's D7 in Doha

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

KyivCyber investor André Pienaar visits Ukraine

LondonHorizon readies for round two after failed satellite launch

DohaHawaii's D7 to boost Qatar F-15s' cyber capacities

France
Maritime surveillance firm Unseenlabs spreads its wings in Indo-Pacific

French maritime surveillance specialist Unseenlabs, which is already expanding in North America and the Middle East, is now growing in the Indo-Pacific region via a partnership with Starboard Maritime Intelligence and MDA.

United States
Maxar-Aurora pairing a fresh sign of imagery and RF interception synergies

Following a trend set by operators of RF interception satellite constellations, the US firm Aurora Insight has teamed with the satellite imagery outfit Maxar. However the strategy is slightly different from that of rival firms.

United Kingdom, United States
RF interception specialist Kleos follows Satellogic into the Americas

The Luxembourg-based British operator of radio frequency reconnaissance satellites, which until now had bypassed analytics platforms, has formed a partnership with the US-Argentine earth observation specialist Satellogic to combine their data into one such platform.

Spotlight | France
Blast off for Finance Ministry's space industry strategy relaunch

Aware that its space industry is lagging behind and that its position as leader in the sector has been weakened, France is mandating seven emerging companies to redefine its strategy. This comes at a time where mistrust surrounds the sector's traditional key players.

France
Avascent takes off into New Space focussing on intelligence

US specialist in due diligence on high-profile companies, Avascent, has been commissioned to carry out an assignment on a French start-up that is working in space intelligence. The request reflects the race for funds in which this niche market's main players are currently engaged.

France, United States
Unseenlabs looks to enlist ex-NGA executive to boost US operation

French signals intelligence satellite operator Unseenlabs is looking to bring in new consultants to help establish itself in the United States. Among them is Keith Masback, former head of the Open Sources Group at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency.

Africa, France
Prométhée offers custom-made geospatial intelligence platforms to Gulf and African clients

Drawing on chairman Olivier Piepsz's extensive business network, the French geospatial intelligence start-up Prométhée has locked in a string of partnerships with players in the French space sector and is now attracting prospective clients in the Gulf and Africa.

United States
HawkEye scores first US space-based SIGINT contracts

The US radio frequency signals specialist has been selected to provide its data to the US geospatial intelligence agency NGA and work with Space Force as competition in the sector heats up.

United States
Spire makes move into space SIGINT

After a stock market listing and the acquisition of its AIS monitoring rival, Spire is looking to enter the race to geolocate ships through radio frequency SIGINT via satellite.

United Kingdom
Ex-GCHQ technology chief Kempson assists Horizon Technologies' rise in interceptions

Still hoping to get its interception (SIGINT) constellation into orbit in time for future major British space contracts, Britain's Horizon Technologies recently appointed former GCHQ chief Neil Kempson to advise it.

United States
NGA fights in Congress to retain GEOINT acquisition influence

Although not everyone is pleased with its methods of managing contracts with the private sector, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency may regain its position in procurement of geospatial intelligence data and services with the creation of a joint office, in which it would have a determining weight.

Spotlight | Europe
Italian interceptions market set to consolidate as IPS, RCS and Cy4Gate look for new horizons

Italian company IPS is looking to strengthen its position in the surveillance of IP networks just as the Italian market looks to be set to consolidate, with RCS a potential takeover target for Cy4Gate.

United States
Black River Systems to develop SIGINT signals-sorting algorithms for Pentagon

The US electronic warfare company has been contracted by the US Air Force Research Laboratory to find solutions to automate SIGINT triage.

France
How Paris intends to eavesdrop on satellite internet constellation feeds

Satellite internet constellations are flourishing and French legislators want the government's services to be capable of intercepting network traffic on the quiet.

Spotlight | Japan
Tokyo seeks balance on GEOINT strategy between state alliances and New Space

Japan's plans to develop its geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) capabilities, by striking a balance between state-run space defence programmes and home-grown commercial solutions, come as it increases efforts to deepen security alliances to better respond to China.

Israel
Prelysis, symbol of advertisers love for surveillance tech

SmartMedia Marketing, an online game content publisher, invested in the Israeli integration company Prelysis, further blurring the line between marketing and intelligence.

United Kingdom
Horizon Technologies jumps into mini SIGINT payload race

Already present on the SIGINT mimi-drone sector with its Xtender module, Horizon will launch a new lightweight autonomous system called BlackFish.

United States
Awaiting listing after merger, BlackSky's fate relies on major contracts with NRO and NGA

GEOINT specialist BlackSky's merger with Osprey to go public, a decision strongly backed by Peter Thiel, shows the operators are willing to change business model in order to win major contracts with US intelligence services.

United States
NGA eyes new pool of GEOINT vendors as it ramps up commercial acquisitions

The agency wants to support US geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) start-ups but is also increasingly considering European firms.

China
Head Aerospace seeks to become China's top GEOINT supplier abroad

Head Aerospace, which supplies data from Chinese observation satellites, has designs on the international space market.

United Kingdom, United States
Intelligence agencies think outside the box with SIGINT CubeSats

The RF detection and geolocation capabilities integrated in these mini-satellites, sought after for lower production costs, are becoming increasingly popular among the intelligence crowd as they weather shifting space policies.