United Kingdom
London continues to pick Europe and US for its space projects

Europe
European Space Agency enters military space... after hurriedly reading up on the sector

The head of the European Space Agency, Josef Aschbacher, has announced plans to develop a €21 billion network of military-grade observation satellites. But not before urgently brushing up his knowledge of the sector.

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Stuart Peach at Maxar, Frontex aerial surveillance contracts, Wide Int' in hot spot, Kim Darroch at Fivecast

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.

LondonEx-military intelligence officer Stuart Peach boosts Maxar's UK office

WarsawFrontex awards new round of surveillance contracts

ParisWide Int' ready for a buyer

LondonEx-NSA officer Kim Darroch helps Australian OSINT provider FiveCast

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.

Europe, United States
Private players wrestle for contracts in burgeoning market for thermal imagery

Thermal infrared (TIR) satellite images are now an essential tool for monitoring activity on strategic sites, and private geospatial intelligence firms are in increasingly fierce competition to nab a share of that growing market.

United Kingdom
Satellite Applications Catapult also boosts Britain's satellite intelligence industry

The Satellite Applications Catapult, which supports Britain's space industry and promotes innovation, communicates mostly about its projects which support civilian applications of satellite technology. But it also backs the development of space technologies useful for intelligence collection.