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LOBBYING FOR SPACE INTELLIGENCE

The European Control by Satellite association (EUCOSAT), which is backed [...]

Published on 13.02.1997 at 11:00 GMT

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Spotlight | Europe
SPY SATELLITES FIRST LINE IN EUROPE'S DEFENSES

A report discussed behind closed doors during a meeting of the Western European Union's Technological and Aerospace Committee on Nov. 10 fixed the timetable for transforming the Torrejon satellite center in Spain into a European Union defense unit.

Subscribers only 18.11.1999

France
NEW ELECTROMAGNETIC RESOURCES

The French army is to beef up its electromagnetic capability [...]

Subscribers only 18.11.1999

United States
SPACE COMMAND TACKLES NEW MISSIONS

Over the past five weeks the U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) headquartered at the Peterson air force base in Colorado has [...]

Subscribers only 18.11.1999

Spotlight | United States
SPACE INTELLIGENCE IN TROUBLE

Three years after a shake-up of American space-based intelligence that resulted in the founding of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) on Oct. 1, 1996 the branch is in dire trouble as the result of a series of major [.

Subscribers only 22.07.1999

United States
MOVE TO PRIVATE SPACE INTELLIGENCE

If the planned launch of Space Imaging's high resolution Ikonos 1 satellite takes place on April 27 – a full [...]

Subscribers only 22.04.1999

United States
NRO PLAN UNDER FIRE

The National Reconnaissance Office's blueprint for the next generation of imagery satellites, known as the Future Imagery Architecture (FIA), is [...]

Subscribers only 08.04.1999

United States
FIRST SALES FOR COMMERCIAL IMAGERY

Two American space imagery companies, Orbimage and Space Imaging, announced on Oct. 30 and Dec. 11 that they had signed [...]

Subscribers only 31.12.1998

United States
DE-CLASSIFYING THE OBVIOUS AND THE LESS SO

Over the last several years the National Security Agency has declassified a variety of facts about operational and administrative matters, [...]

Subscribers only 31.12.1998

United States
EXPERIMENTAL SATELLITE TESTS 29 SYSTEMS

The National Reconnaissance Office has made up for its abortive launch of a signals intelligence satellite in August by successfully [...]

Subscribers only 15.10.1998

United States
LIFTING VEIL ON SATELLITE OPERATION

In an unprecedented move, the National Reconnaissance Office has revealed the award of a contract for a yet-to-be built satellite [...]

Subscribers only 30.07.1998

Norway
STANDING GUARD IN SPACE

If the Norwegian parliament approves funding, the U.S. will transfer a new radar system originally intended for intelligence collection in [...]

Subscribers only 16.07.1998

United States
BACKROOM AGENCY CLOSED DOWN

The Defense Support Project Office, one of the most obscure agencies in the U.S. intelligence community, is being closed down, [...]

Subscribers only 04.06.1998

United States
WHAT NON-NRO SATELLITES DO

Most of the space intelligence for the U.S. intelligence community originates from the National Reconnaissance Office's fleet of imagery and [...]

Subscribers only 19.02.1998

United States
NRO'S 6TH TECHNOLOGICAL FORUM

The National Reconnaissance Office's Advanced Systems & Technology Directorate is [...]

Subscribers only 19.02.1998

Spotlight | Europe, United States
SPACE INTELLIGENCE ON AUCTION BLOCK

Space-based intelligence is set to become a commodity like any other this year. Apart from a few exceptions (Iran, Iraq, Libya and North Korea) military and civil intelligence agencies across the globe will be able to buy high definition imagery [.

Subscribers only 08.01.1998

United States
STREAMLINING INTELLIGENCE EFFORT

The Defense Department is poised to introduce major changes in the way it manages its intelligence and reconnaissance operations and [...]

Subscribers only 20.11.1997

Europe
CALL FOR EURO SPACE AUTHORITY

Plans by France and Germany to work together on a military observation satellite project have run into a wall since [...]

Subscribers only 10.07.1997

United States
RESHUFFLING ITS SPACE CARDS

As more countries become active commercially and militarily in space the United States has set out to revamp and upgrade [...]

Subscribers only 10.07.1997

United States
NEW WAYS TO HIT "HARD TARGETS"

In a recent talk with newsmen, Keith Hall, director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), outlined a number of new [...]

Subscribers only 26.06.1997

United States
JEFFREY HARRIS

Jeffrey Harris, who is slated on July 29 to become president of Space Imaging, one of a string of ambitious [...]

Subscribers only 18.07.1996

France
20% LESS FOR SPACE

France's new military spending plan covering the years 1997-2002 provides for a 15 to 20% drop in the cost of [...]

Subscribers only 26.06.1996

France
A CLASSY LOSER

The boss of Matra Defense, Noel Forgeard, lobbied his "friend" [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 21.12.1995

Spotlight | United States, West Europe
HELIOS A MILITARY OR DEFENSE SATELLITE?

The suspense that Germany has carefully nurtured over whether it will join France in the Helios 2 and Horus (ex Osiris) military satellite programs will shortly come to an end. Intelligence Newsletter learned from a high-ranking German military source attending [.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 28.09.1995

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MARKETING CENTER IN ATHENS FOR SATELLITE SERVICE

Images produced by Ikonos observation satellites are going to be [...]

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Spotlight | Europe SPY SATELLITES FIRST LINE IN EUROPE'S DEFENSES

France NEW ELECTROMAGNETIC RESOURCES

United States SPACE COMMAND TACKLES NEW MISSIONS

Spotlight | United States SPACE INTELLIGENCE IN TROUBLE

United States MOVE TO PRIVATE SPACE INTELLIGENCE

United States NRO PLAN UNDER FIRE

United States FIRST SALES FOR COMMERCIAL IMAGERY

United States DE-CLASSIFYING THE OBVIOUS AND THE LESS SO

United States EXPERIMENTAL SATELLITE TESTS 29 SYSTEMS

United States LIFTING VEIL ON SATELLITE OPERATION

Norway STANDING GUARD IN SPACE

United States BACKROOM AGENCY CLOSED DOWN

United States WHAT NON-NRO SATELLITES DO

United States NRO'S 6TH TECHNOLOGICAL FORUM

Spotlight | Europe, United States SPACE INTELLIGENCE ON AUCTION BLOCK

United States STREAMLINING INTELLIGENCE EFFORT

Europe CALL FOR EURO SPACE AUTHORITY

United States RESHUFFLING ITS SPACE CARDS

United States NEW WAYS TO HIT "HARD TARGETS"

United States JEFFREY HARRIS

France 20% LESS FOR SPACE

France A CLASSY LOSER

Spotlight | United States, West Europe HELIOS A MILITARY OR DEFENSE SATELLITE?

United States CALL FOR SEPARATE SPACE BUDGET

Spotlight | West Europe HELIOS TO DOVETAIL EUROPE'S INTELLIGENCE EFFORT

France, Germany PUTTING BONN INTO THE PICTURE

United States NRO FINALLY GETS A BOSS

France OSIRIS WITH THE GERMANS?

Australia REGIONAL ANTI-MISSILE INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM?

MARKETING CENTER IN ATHENS FOR SATELLITE SERVICE

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Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Europe
LOBBYING FOR SPACE INTELLIGENCE

Spotlight | Europe
SPY SATELLITES FIRST LINE IN EUROPE'S DEFENSES

France
NEW ELECTROMAGNETIC RESOURCES

United States
SPACE COMMAND TACKLES NEW MISSIONS

Spotlight | United States
SPACE INTELLIGENCE IN TROUBLE

United States
MOVE TO PRIVATE SPACE INTELLIGENCE

United States
NRO PLAN UNDER FIRE

United States
FIRST SALES FOR COMMERCIAL IMAGERY

United States
DE-CLASSIFYING THE OBVIOUS AND THE LESS SO

United States
EXPERIMENTAL SATELLITE TESTS 29 SYSTEMS

United States
LIFTING VEIL ON SATELLITE OPERATION

Norway
STANDING GUARD IN SPACE

United States
BACKROOM AGENCY CLOSED DOWN

United States
WHAT NON-NRO SATELLITES DO

United States
NRO'S 6TH TECHNOLOGICAL FORUM

Spotlight | Europe, United States
SPACE INTELLIGENCE ON AUCTION BLOCK

United States
STREAMLINING INTELLIGENCE EFFORT

Europe
CALL FOR EURO SPACE AUTHORITY

United States
RESHUFFLING ITS SPACE CARDS

United States
NEW WAYS TO HIT "HARD TARGETS"

United States
JEFFREY HARRIS

France
20% LESS FOR SPACE

France
A CLASSY LOSER

Spotlight | United States, West Europe
HELIOS A MILITARY OR DEFENSE SATELLITE?

United States
CALL FOR SEPARATE SPACE BUDGET

Spotlight | West Europe
HELIOS TO DOVETAIL EUROPE'S INTELLIGENCE EFFORT

France, Germany
PUTTING BONN INTO THE PICTURE

United States
NRO FINALLY GETS A BOSS

France
OSIRIS WITH THE GERMANS?

Australia
REGIONAL ANTI-MISSILE INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM?