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Vietnam
Hanoi digs deep to fund geospatial imagery needs

Vietnam's geospatial intelligence needs are growing, but its military is having to buy images from foreign operators. In the long term, Hanoi hopes to acquire its own optical satellite.

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.

Iraq
French shipyard makes inroads in Iraqi naval industry

The small French shipyard Ocea is gaining a foothold in Iraq through British networks, just as Paris is seeking to re-enter the Iraqi defence market.

Ukraine
Kyiv fears loss of secure US radio network as well as intelligence

With the US announcing a 'pause' in its support for Ukraine, Kyiv fears not just the loss of spy satellite image streams but also the loss of Harris secure radio systems, more discreet but just as important as arms deliveries and the iconic Starlink terminals.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Roux de Bézieux tours France, Goût gets 'Back to Russia', Danone in Moscow, Bangkok

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

ParisRoux de Bézieux promotes economic security

Moscow/Paris/RomeHow to get ‘Back to Russia'

MoscowA new head for Accor in Russia

Paris/BangkokArnaud Leaveau's Alta Strategies bridges gap between Europe and Indo-Pacific

Saudi Arabia
Competition intensifies following launch of Saudi defence telecoms project

Revealed by Intelligence Online two years ago, the Saudi defence and intelligence services' plans to create a critical mobile communications network are now taking form. The battle for contracts is on.

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.

Saudi Arabia
Neo Space Group planning April revamp of UP42

NSG's acquisition of space data marketplace UP42 is expected to receive regulatory approval in the coming weeks. Insiders say the next step is a Saudi relaunch of the business, which promises to widen access to data for local clients, but also introduce tougher competition for NSG's other units.

Spotlight | Thailand
Ex-Airbus exec puts his Thai network at service of Turkey-Qatari defence industry

Former Airbus executive Pierre Jaffre is drawing on his extensive connections within the Thai government to help Turkish electronic intelligence and defence firm Pavo Group make gains in Bangkok.

China
Washington's allies turn gaze to Chinese 'Pentagon'

Washington's allies have reacted swiftly following US intelligence's discovery that China is building a huge military complex on the outskirts of Beijing.

UAE
Mersad, a new player in Abu Dhabi's defence networks

A mysterious new defence company based in Abu Dhabi is relying on a vast network of consultants from Beirut to Paris, including a former intelligence specialist from the French defence ministry.

The Tech Times
French military hunts tactical intel, Cognyte appoints new tech boss, French air force restructures OSINT unit, Spain's military space sector

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.

StrasbourgFrench armed forces' new in-depth action and intel command hunts tactical intelligence tech

HerzliyaFormer Google engineering director appointed Cognyte's tech boss

LyonFrench air force intelligence centre overhauls OSINT unit to better cover Beijing

MadridSpainSat NG, an antidote to the Spanish military space sector slump?