United States
Presidential race, part 3: as space becomes an electoral issue, the US Space Force restructures ahead of new administration

United States
Albedo gives Washington edge in ultra-high resolution satellite imaging race

With real or imagined pressure from China a hot topic in Washington, the launch of Albedo's Clarity-1 satellite via SpaceX's Transporter 13 mission on 15 March has propelled the US forward in the race for very high resolution Earth observation imagery.

The Intelligence Gazette
DNI hires Elon Musk buddies, Chinese think tank and censorship, DGSE applicants not up to scratch

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

United States Republican PR guru Juleanna Glover picks out intelligence consultants

ChinaThink tanks raise tone against internet censorship

FranceExternal intelligence agency underwhelmed by applicants for Russian and Arabic roles

United States
US geospatial intelligence agency shakes up service providers for economic surveillance

The recent award of the LUNO A contracts by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, expected for months, has highlighted the role of a number of discreet players. At the same time, the agency is getting rid of three long-standing service providers.

United States
Air Force and Space Force turf war over GMTI target-tracking satellites returns to Congress

The Ground Moving Target Indicator satellite network mission is back in Congress. The US Air Force and Space Force have been battling over who should operate this new programme for monitoring ground targets for several years.

Spotlight | France, United States
Franco-American space intelligence cooperation held up by political uncertainty on both sides

France is unable to match the public and private investment capacity of space giants the United States and China, and is obliged to join forces with the former. Paris and Washington have not yet formed an official alliance, however, in view of the current political crisis in both countries.