Spotlight | Australia
Intelligence review set to entrench Canberra's role as US base for observing China

United States
NRO heavyweight joins Stellar to boost interception satellite programmes

Chad Davis has joined Stellar Solutions, a service provider to the agency that operates US intelligence satellites and that has also set up a fund to invest in key players in the geospatial intelligence industry.

United Kingdom
Geopolitics weigh on UK space observation ambitions

Despite a clear intention to return to large-scale space projects, the UK has struggled to make real gains in the area. That is in no small part due to the country hesitating between its geopolitical options of either a partnership with Europe or teaming up with the US.

Spotlight | Australia, China, India, Taiwan
Beijing taunts Quad countries with new observation satellite

The launch of the L-SAR4-01 satellite just before the BRICS summit might have appeared to be a routine event. A detailed study of its trajectory however shows that it has settled into a position just above Australia, India and Taiwan.

The Intelligence Gazette
Ukrainian BEB, France in NATO, US Army in Europe, AUKUS

Appointments, reforms and key issues: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community, from Washington to Tampere, and Landstuhl to Canberra.

UkraineAnti-corruption audit of economic security bureau

France/NATOParis builds up communication channels with the alliance

United States/Germany/FinlandFinland and US Army forge connection

United States/AustraliaAUKUS forces State Department to adapt

Australia, India, Japan, United States
Quad's China maritime surveillance projects get off to shaky start

Japan and Australia have been the most responsive in implementing a common Indo-Pacific satellite maritime surveillance system for the Quad Indo-Pacific intelligence partnership, but national differences in capacity are hampering integration.

Australia
Israeli Cyberbit to train Australian intelligence agency's cyber specialists

Israeli defence group Elbit's cyber arm has been selected to train experts from the country's cyber intelligence agency, the Australian Signals Directorate.

Australia
Intel 471 lands new contract in Australia with police

Founded by a former Australian police officer and a US Marines counterintelligence officer, Intel 471 is already well established in the antipodean country, where it works with the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD).