Saudi Arabia
MbS's reform of Saudi space sector homes in on Saudi Space Commission

China, UAE
Chinese Uspace zooms in on Middle East to expand its Earth Observation business

China's space and earth observation industry has turned its focus towards the Gulf to find new export outlets as European markets become increasingly skittish.

France, Saudi Arabia
French and Saudi space goals could align neatly

In its search for an optical satellite constellation, Saudi Arabia has made changes to its space strategy that could see it form a cooperation programme with French actors in the field.

Saudi Arabia
NorthStar lights way for China to enter Saudi Arabian GEOINT

Star.vision, founded and operated by veterans of Chinese telecoms company ZTE, is carving a place for itself in Saudi Arabia thanks to the startup NorthStar, which recently joined the Saudi Space Commission's Space Accelerator Programme.

Saudi Arabia
OceanX helps Riyadh boost best up-and-comers in GEOINT

The Saudi Space Commission has given OceanX the difficult task of developing national geospatial intelligence via an accelerator programme with high ambitions and meagre means.

The Tech Telegraph
Look Up Space, Tokyo builds informational warfare centre, Arfan Chaudhry joins Saudi Space Agency

Whether in SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT or cyber, we report each week on developments great and small in the world of the technical intelligence providers.

Toulouse Look Up Space on recruitment drive

Tokyo Japan to get informational warfare centre

Riyadh Saudi space agency pursues international partners

Saudi Arabia
MBS spares veteran spymaster Khaled bin Ali Al Humaidan in Saudi shake up

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who was appointed prime minister in September, has made another step towards the title of king. He is meanwhile ushering his young guard into the bastions of power - except for the intelligence service, which remains untouched.

Saudi Arabia
Riyadh set to announce GEOINT satellite constellation launch

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been betting on space for several years, and his country is now about to follow in the Emirates' footsteps and announce an Earth-observation satellite constellation programme.