United States
With Mnuchin on board, Satellogic can look to Gulf

The Agencies' Gazette
French customs intelligence overhaul, Chinese academics under surveillance, Ex-NSC exec in Columbia, China's A330 in Vanuatu

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

FranceCustoms intelligence COO moves on after role axed

ChinaCCP heightens surveillance of Chinese academics abroad

United StatesBiden's deputy national security adviser joins Columbia

Vanuatu/ChinaChinese aid plane used to test Port Vila runway

United States
Earth observation SPACs seek best political and financial strategy

Planet, Blacksky and Satellogic, which launched on the stock market through a SPAC, have situations and strategies that are very different, particularly in export markets.

Spotlight | China, UAE, United States
Abu Dhabi's AI champion at crux of Sino-US cross-interest

In joining forces with US research centre Petuum, Group 42's AI lab is reinforcing the growing cooperation between Abu Dhabi and Washington in this area, which is increasingly based on Chinese financial interests.

United Kingdom, United States
RF interception specialist Kleos follows Satellogic into the Americas

The Luxembourg-based British operator of radio frequency reconnaissance satellites, which until now had bypassed analytics platforms, has formed a partnership with the US-Argentine earth observation specialist Satellogic to combine their data into one such platform.

Europe, Italy
Dataflow Security moves into the big league

Italian-based newcomer Dataflow Security is ramping up its credentials ahead of its participation at the next ISS fair, the place to be for providers of cyberoffensive tools. The firm has recently poached highly experienced zero-day vulnerability researchers from intelligence agencies.

Saudi Arabia
Israel's cyber industry quietly prospects in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia is keen to be at the cutting edge of cyber in the Gulf. At the @Hack conference in Riyadh in November, UAE cyber distributors such as Spire and Bulwark were out in force, helping their Israeli partners to establish a foothold in the country.

UAE, United States
US interceptor satellite specialist HawkEye strengthens foothold in UAE

Tawazun, the United Arab Emirates' defence and security industry development arm, is among the many investors in HawkEye 360's latest funding round, in a sign that the US company, which specialises in the interception of radio frequency signals from space, is gaining ground in the Emirates.

Canada, China, United States
Satellogic eyes contracts in Canada after US SPAC deal

The company is promoting its satellite imaging services as it seeks to distance itself from its earlier projects in China.

China, United States
Satellogic seals divorce from Beijing with its SPAC

A close look at the announcement of CF Acquisition Corp V's merger with space observation specialist Satellogic reveals that the latter is seeking to cut its ties with Beijing and return to the US fold.

United States
Planet's SPAC deal reveals the scale of the challenges it faces

By using a SPAC to obtain a stock exchange listing, US New Space GEOINT pioneer Planet, had to release information which shows the scale of the financial and industrial challenges which still lie ahead of it.

United States
Awaiting listing after merger, BlackSky's fate relies on major contracts with NRO and NGA

GEOINT specialist BlackSky's merger with Osprey to go public, a decision strongly backed by Peter Thiel, shows the operators are willing to change business model in order to win major contracts with US intelligence services.