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Syria, Ukraine
Kyiv supplying Syrian rebels with technology for their drone war

Ukraine has transferred crucial technology to help Syrian rebels wage effective drone warfare. This support proved decisive in sowing panic among the ranks of the Damascus regime's forces.

Australia, United States
Canberra seeks space strategy balance as US policy on China shifts

Weak signals present Canberra as consistently dependent on Washington, leaving Australia to adjust its space policy with the changing tides of American politics. The incoming Trump administration, meanwhile, promises to harden the US stance - and that of its Pacific allies - vis-à-vis China.

Canada, Iran, Qatar
Iranian and Chinese research scientists in Doha among academics receiving support from Canadian quantum computing firm

Toronto-based Xanadu Quantum Technologies, which is backed by the Canadian government, has partnered with one of Doha's leading research centres. But questions remain over security vetting in the sector.

Israel
Israeli army choses new sovereign supplier to replace vulnerable Chinese tactical drones

Faced with an onslaught of jamming and interception operations carried out by Hamas and Hezbollah on its Chinese-made tactical UAVs, the IDF has picked a new sovereign supplier, the drone manufacturer Xtend.

Ukraine, United States
Thor Dynamics aims to revolutionise anti-drone warfare in Ukraine

Thor is testing its anti-drone equipment in Ukraine, combining artificial intelligence and next-generation laser technologies. The US firm aims to bring about a paradigm shift in this sector on the Ukrainian battlefield.

The Tech Times
EU's 'Going Dark' report, Addevice moves into security, Michael Weigand leaves Shift5

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.

BrusselsEU police data access report pushes for cooperation with messaging platforms over intrusion

YerevanAddevice plugs its tech to security firms

WashingtonShift5 co-founder Michael Weigand quits

Vietnam
Public Security tightens grip on 'East Sea' narrative

The powerful Ministry of Public Security is putting increasing pressure on Vietnamese maritime researchers, as Hanoi weighs up the balance of its "bamboo diplomacy".

Spotlight | Argentina, India, United Kingdom, United States
Hack for hire and Panama Papers: FBI bid to extradite Israeli investigator awakens Elliott's Argentine ghosts

Private investigator Amit Forlit's extradition hearing for alleged hacking in the US is causing concern in the corporate intelligence community of which he has been a key figure over the past decade.

Spotlight | New Zealand
New Zealand's Five Eyes goals hampered by signals intelligence shortcomings

An internal inquiry by the Government Communications Security Bureau spy agency has further damaged its reputation, just as the country is striving to develop regional ties to boost its standing within the Five Eyes alliance.

France, Japan, Philippines, United States
Race is on to provide space-based signal intelligence services in Indo-Pacific

France's Unseenlabs and US giant HawkEye 360 are prospecting Indo-Pacific states interested in keeping track of China's ghost ships under the guise of the need to combat illegal fishing.

Ukraine
Balloon warfare in the skies over Ukraine

Ukrainian company Aerobavovna is currently deploying a large number of aerostats on the front line, multitalented balloons that can be used for intelligence missions, to increase the range of drones or as decoys.