China
China launches spy satellites into orbit before winter

India
India losing ground in geospatial intelligence to Pakistan-China allies

The loss at launch of the Risat-1B radar observation satellite on 18 May comes at the worst possible time for India's military, which is in desperate need of imagery over Kashmir. And while Pakistan remains a minor player in the field, it can count on solid Chinese support.

Spotlight | China, United States
China plays dumb over satellite data pilfering

Most of the major space powers are developing "sniffer" satellite capabilities, meaning they can spy on other devices in orbit. China, however, has been keeping mum about its breakthroughs in that field.

The Intelligence Gazette
No new AUKUS members, DGSE renovations, Beijing watching IDF, GIGN and RAID on France-Canada flights

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

United KingdomOpposition to AUKUS expansion over intelligence technologies

FranceFurther refurbishment for DGSE before relocation

China/IsraelBeijing eyes on Baladia City training centre

FranceArmed GIGN and RAID officers board France-Canada flights after 15 years of talks

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.

Spotlight | China
China's new satellite imagery catalogue reveals geographical limits and technical improvements

Intelligence Online has seen the latest catalogue of Chinese commercial imagery from the country's observation satellites, and it reveals some of the progress that its satellite imagery has made, yet also its limitations.

China
Spacety plans launch of more SAR satellites for Chinese intelligence

The principal Chinese supplier of synthetic aperture radar imagery, recently blacklisted in the US for its close links with Chinese intelligence, is poised to expand its capacities.