Surveillance & Interception

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Balkans cyber development centre budget, MARFORCYBER's cyber trainer, Russian satellite swap

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT with a dose of cyber, we report every Thursday on the events big and small that matter in the technical intelligence community.

ParisFrance allocates €1.69m to western Balkans cyber development centre

Fort MeadeMarines pick out new cyber trainer

MoscowOne radar satellite goes up as another comes down

Europe, Saudi Arabia
UP42 sale gives Airbus breathing space in Riyadh and at home

The Saudi state-owned Neo Space Group's purchase of space observation services platform UP42 marks a leap forward for the country's geospatial intelligence capabilities. It also comes as a relief for the seller, Airbus Defence and Space.

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Orbital Sidekick poaches from NGA again, Jeremy Fetiveau heads Epsilon, Norway takes on drones

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT with a dose of cyber, we report every Thursday on the events big and small that matter in the technical intelligence community.

WashingtonEx-NGA special programmes executive joins Orbital Sidekick

BarcelonaL3Harris Trenchant vet Jeremy Fetiveau takes reins of zero-day hunter Epsilon

OsloNorwegian Defence Materiel Agency gets air force anti-drone programme underway

UAE
Emirati cyber sets foot in Africa

Abu Dhabi's CPX, a state-owned company specialised in cyber offensive operations, has been holding meetings with various African cyber experts over the past few weeks, following in the footsteps of its new parent company, G42.

China, United States
The huge influence of a single Chinese reporter on the US-China military space race

A journalist for Hong Kong's South China Morning Post has been churning out articles about the People's Liberation Army's innovations in space warfare and these are having a sizeable impact on Washington's position.

Albania, Estonia, United States
Defendec racks up deals with UN, Washington, with help from an Indian ex-hacking star and others

Border surveillance systems manufacturer Defendec has won a string of contracts with international organisations in the last few years, thanks to a colourful cohort of partners ranging from an Albanian medical equipment vendor to a big name in Indian cyber-intelligence.

Israel
Paragon reshuffles shareholders in Cyprus ahead of takeover by US fund

The Israeli cyber offensive firm appointed new shareholders well ahead of the announcement on 26 November that it was in advanced discussions with a US fund to buy it out. The reshuffle is being steered by a Cypriot businesswoman used to acting as a trustee for Israeli cyber companies on the island.

France
French voice authentication specialist Whispeak targets AI interception market

The company, which was invited to the European Cyber Week by France's defence AI agency, is trying to sell its wares to the security services for telephone interception purposes.

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Athena AI takes on Washington, Vietnamese Pentest tender, Spanish military OSINT purchase

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT with a dose of cyber, we report every Thursday on events big and small that matter in the technical intelligence community.

WashingtonAustralian intelligence data fusion leader takes on US defence market

HanoiGovernment rolls out wide-scale pentest across its agencies

MadridSpanish military intelligence buys OSINT platform

Australia, United States
Canberra seeks space strategy balance as US policy on China shifts

Weak signals present Canberra as consistently dependent on Washington, leaving Australia to adjust its space policy with the changing tides of American politics. The incoming Trump administration, meanwhile, promises to harden the US stance - and that of its Pacific allies - vis-à-vis China.

France, United States
US now favoured over France to build Montenegro's cyber capacities

The US State Department has launched a programme to strengthen the Montenegrin government's cyber capabilities, in particular by supporting the creation of a local cybersecurity agency. At the same time, Paris is developing its own similar project in the country.

Panama
SS7 geolocation continues to lose ground

Latin America is moving away from SS7-based geolocation solutions as the use of protection measures is on the rise.

Italy, UAE
UAE cyber parastatal firm alumnus Luca De Fulgentis launches consultancy

After running Emirati cyber parastatal firm Digital14's vulnerability research laboratory xen1thLabs, Italian expert Fulgentis has just moved into consultancy with Adverse Theory.

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French defence intel cyber projects boosted, NN Technologies helps Nexumous, Cyber Ranges hooks up with SSSCIP

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT with a dose of cyber, we report every Thursday on events big and small that matter in the technical intelligence community.

ParisFrench military intelligence service's cyber projects favoured in 2025 finance bill

LondonNN Technologies assists drone management newbie Nexumous

Kyiv/QuanticoCyber Ranges hooks up with SSSCIP's cyber threat intelligence-sharing system