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Neom, François Fillon at the FIC, Defence economic intel meet and ADIT

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

RiyadhNeom builds up in-house investigations team

LilleEx-PM François Fillon guides Japanese delegation around the FIC

ParisADIT rep's advice draws smiles at defence economic intel meet

French GEOINT players see mitigated success in Seoul and Tokyo

French intelligence industry players were very well represented in the economic delegation that joined President Emmanuel Macron on his visits to South Korea and Japan last week. But despite the opportunities opened up by the desire to reduce ties with the United States, very few solid contracts materialised.

Tokyo offers to help secure Strait of Hormuz

The Japanese authorities have informed their international partners involved in building a coalition to secure the Strait of Hormuz once hostilities stop, that they will contribute two frigates towards these efforts.

Tokyo and Seoul put differences on hold to placate Washington

US President Donald Trump has finally got his way after pressing Japan and South Korea to project a more constructive image of East Asia.

US supplier to Washington's Asian allies suffers alleged trade secret theft

A Californian firm specialising in military aircraft parts, and which is a key link in the US Indo-Pacific strategy, is suing a former employee. The case has thrown strategic US commercial networks in Asia off-kilter.

Spymaster Kazuya Hara tasked with creating Tokyo's intelligence coordination agency

The new Japanese prime minister immediately tasked the director of the powerful CIRO with setting up a separate agency for merging intelligence. But time is short, and the new government's coalition fragile.

Japanese drone operator gets involved in mine clearance in Ukraine

Following in the footsteps of other Japanese start-ups, Nagoya-based company Prodrone secured a £340,000 contract with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation earlier this month.

Japan's satellite data processing start-ups get involved with Ukraine reconstruction

With the Japanese government seeking to strengthen geospatial intelligence cooperation with Ukraine, a Tokyo-based company in the sector is exploring the possibility of establishing its strategic monitoring platform there.

Tokyo ready to increase its support for Ukrainian intelligence

Japan is secretive about its backing for Ukraine but recent talks indicate that it is ready to do more for the country in terms of intelligence, particularly if the US again withdraws its support.

Maxar's highly strategic Asian clients revealed

Maxar, the world's leading supplier of imagery to US intelligence services, has signed new contracts with two countries that Intelligence Online has identified. Their business is key to strengthening US intelligence alliances against China.