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Spotlight | Europe
EU Banks on Civil and Military Satellites

The United States presently devotes six times more public money to space than all European nations combined. That point was pressed home in January of this year when the European Union and European Space Agency (ESA) presented their ?Green Paper? [...]

Published on 14.11.2003 at 10:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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France
Pleiades postponed

Astrium needs the high definition constellation Pleiades to beef up its services. But France's general staff is not in a hurry to get the new satellites into orbit.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 05.01.2011

Balkans, Europe
A Pan-Balkans Defense Force

A new defense grouping is taking form in the Balkans. Nine southern European nations are to meet in Rome in December to officially launch the first-ever Balkans military force.

Subscribers only 07.11.2002

Spotlight | Europe
A Push for European Space Intelligence in 2002

The new year could prove crucial to Europe’s future observation satellites Helios 2, Spot 5, SkyMed Cosmos and SAR Lupe. On January 1 supervision of the Torrejon Satellite Center in Spain and its analysis of images, previously overseen by the [.

Subscribers only 03.01.2002

Belgium
Belgium to Join Helios-2 program

The Belgian government has decided to buy a 2.5% share [...]

Subscribers only 23.05.2001

Europe
Euro Military R&D a Fragmented Affair

A lot of important questions on how to improve the competitiveness of armaments technology in Europe remain unanswered at present [...]

Subscribers only 11.01.2001

France, Germany
Tie-Up in Spy Satellites

A statement issued at the 75th summit meeting between French and German leaders in Mainz on June 9 that the [...]

Subscribers only 15.06.2000

Spotlight | Europe
SPY SATELLITES FIRST LINE IN EUROPE'S DEFENSES

A report discussed behind closed doors during a meeting of the Western European Union's Technological and Aerospace Committee on Nov. 10 fixed the timetable for transforming the Torrejon satellite center in Spain into a European Union defense unit.

Subscribers only 18.11.1999

Europe
CALL FOR EURO SPACE AUTHORITY

Plans by France and Germany to work together on a military observation satellite project have run into a wall since [...]

Subscribers only 10.07.1997

European Union
THE ENCRYPTION KEY KEEPERS

Like the United States before it, the European Union appears increasingly concerned over ensuring the security of information networks. The [...]

Subscribers only 09.11.1995

Spotlight | United States, West Europe
HELIOS A MILITARY OR DEFENSE SATELLITE?

The suspense that Germany has carefully nurtured over whether it will join France in the Helios 2 and Horus (ex Osiris) military satellite programs will shortly come to an end. Intelligence Newsletter learned from a high-ranking German military source attending [.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 28.09.1995

West Europe
RIVALRY BLINDS WEU

While the Western European Union will be able to start receiving images from the Helios 1 military observation satellite with [...]

Subscribers only 28.09.1995

Spotlight | West Europe
HELIOS TO DOVETAIL EUROPE'S INTELLIGENCE EFFORT

When the Ariane rocket lifts the Helios 1 military satellite into orbit in June or July the three countries taking part in the program -- France, Italy and Spain --will have made a major step towards coordinating their intelligence-gathering.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 29.03.1995

France, Germany
PUTTING BONN INTO THE PICTURE

Germany is expected to formally announce in March that it will take part in the French-led Helios 2 observation satellite [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 15.02.1995

Spotlight | France, United States
CONSTRAINED COOPERATION

The well-known and thoroughly analyzed animosity and aggressiveness over economic, defense, security and intelligence matters between the United States and France is only the tip of the iceberg. Major strategic changes taking place in these areas since the end of [.

Subscribers only 26.08.1992

Palestine
WHO WAS ATEF BSISSOU?

Two weeks following the assassination in Paris on the night of June 7-8 of Atef Bsissou, a top PLO security [...]

Subscribers only 24.06.1992

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Viktor Orban's new security entourage

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Spotlight | Europe
EU Banks on Civil and Military Satellites

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France
Pleiades postponed

Balkans, Europe
A Pan-Balkans Defense Force

Spotlight | Europe
A Push for European Space Intelligence in 2002

Belgium
Belgium to Join Helios-2 program

Europe
Euro Military R&D a Fragmented Affair

France, Germany
Tie-Up in Spy Satellites

Spotlight | Europe
SPY SATELLITES FIRST LINE IN EUROPE'S DEFENSES

Europe
CALL FOR EURO SPACE AUTHORITY

European Union
THE ENCRYPTION KEY KEEPERS

Spotlight | United States, West Europe
HELIOS A MILITARY OR DEFENSE SATELLITE?

West Europe
RIVALRY BLINDS WEU

Spotlight | West Europe
HELIOS TO DOVETAIL EUROPE'S INTELLIGENCE EFFORT

France, Germany
PUTTING BONN INTO THE PICTURE

Spotlight | France, United States
CONSTRAINED COOPERATION

Palestine
WHO WAS ATEF BSISSOU?

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China, Philippines, United States The great US-China subsea cables race in the Pacific

China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

Hungary Viktor Orban's new security entourage

Ukraine Jamming wars

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France Information wars in the Caucasus

Insiders | China Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

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Spotlight | Europe EU Banks on Civil and Military Satellites

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France Pleiades postponed

Balkans, Europe A Pan-Balkans Defense Force

Spotlight | Europe A Push for European Space Intelligence in 2002

Belgium Belgium to Join Helios-2 program

Europe Euro Military R&D a Fragmented Affair

France, Germany Tie-Up in Spy Satellites

Spotlight | Europe SPY SATELLITES FIRST LINE IN EUROPE'S DEFENSES

Europe CALL FOR EURO SPACE AUTHORITY

European Union THE ENCRYPTION KEY KEEPERS

Spotlight | United States, West Europe HELIOS A MILITARY OR DEFENSE SATELLITE?

West Europe RIVALRY BLINDS WEU

Spotlight | West Europe HELIOS TO DOVETAIL EUROPE'S INTELLIGENCE EFFORT

France, Germany PUTTING BONN INTO THE PICTURE

Spotlight | France, United States CONSTRAINED COOPERATION

Palestine WHO WAS ATEF BSISSOU?

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China, Philippines, United States
The great US-China subsea cables race in the Pacific

China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States
The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

Hungary
Viktor Orban's new security entourage

Ukraine
Jamming wars

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
Information wars in the Caucasus

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Spotlight | Europe
EU Banks on Civil and Military Satellites

France
Pleiades postponed

Balkans, Europe
A Pan-Balkans Defense Force

Spotlight | Europe
A Push for European Space Intelligence in 2002

Belgium
Belgium to Join Helios-2 program

Europe
Euro Military R&D a Fragmented Affair

France, Germany
Tie-Up in Spy Satellites

Spotlight | Europe
SPY SATELLITES FIRST LINE IN EUROPE'S DEFENSES

Europe
CALL FOR EURO SPACE AUTHORITY

European Union
THE ENCRYPTION KEY KEEPERS

Spotlight | United States, West Europe
HELIOS A MILITARY OR DEFENSE SATELLITE?

West Europe
RIVALRY BLINDS WEU

Spotlight | West Europe
HELIOS TO DOVETAIL EUROPE'S INTELLIGENCE EFFORT

France, Germany
PUTTING BONN INTO THE PICTURE

Spotlight | France, United States
CONSTRAINED COOPERATION

Palestine
WHO WAS ATEF BSISSOU?