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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.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Ron Wahid in Ukraine, Paul Habeshaw at Herminius, Protectas in Geneva, Delamotte leaves SSF

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

Kyiv/LondonRon Wahid goes after ex-Kazakh associate

TokyoEx-Hakluyt executive Paul Habeshaw grows Herminius's Japanese office

Geneva/LondonSecurity firm Protectas equips FCDO

ParisBruno Delamotte exits SSF

Manila air surveillance contract sparks heated competition

US, French, Israeli and Japanese groups are vying for a contract to provide the Philippines with an air surveillance system. To help the chances of French group Thales, the French embassy and ministry of armed forces have stepped in.

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Paris swoops in as Tokyo scrambles to plug gaps in military space capabilities

France is stepping up its efforts to develop cooperation with Japan which, having entered the space race, is now wavering over its strategy, particularly on space surveillance.

The Tech Telegraph
Octostar seeks funds, Emanuel Mond joins Voyager Labs, Nihon Cyber Defence's new adviser

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT, with a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

GalwayData fusion specialist Octostar looks for fresh funds

LondonBritish entrepreneur Mond joins Voyager Labs

TokyoNihon Cyber Defence takes on new senior adviser

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.

Space surveillance market boosted by arrival of Indo-Pacific operators

Once carried out from the ground according to national needs, the surveillance of objects in orbit has become the subject of increased competition between states and the companies they back in a rapidly evolving market, particularly in the Indo-Pacific.

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Interception specialists turn focus to Far East 5G SA rollout

The development of interception technology adapted to the new 5G SA norm is set to keep specialists busy in 2024. Firms wanting to stay ahead are already turning to Singapore, Japan and South Korea, the first countries to adopt the norm.

Private sleuths hover between Tokyo and Singapore for APAC regional base

Investigators in the Indo-Pacific region are bulking up their Singapore teams, while maintaining a presence in Hong Kong. These moves are sometimes to the detriment of other regional offices, especially in Japan.