Spotlight | UAE
Edge Group to pilot Abu Dhabi's multi-constellation spy satellites programme

United States
US Army tests HADES programme's new airborne intelligence capacities

HADES, the US Army's ISR programme, is entering final testing before deployment. The vital project will enhance intelligence-gathering on Russia's military presence in Ukraine.

United States
L3Harris faces lawsuit from ex-business facilitator

C2 Associates, a consultancy of ex-Pentagon and Congress staffers, claims it is owed large sums of unpaid fees from defence group L3Harris, which it helped to win contracts with the US Air Force.

Spotlight | Pakistan, UAE
Rapidev takes Pakistani electronic warfare know-how to UAE

Pakistani military electronics distributor Rapidev is hoping to make a splash on the UAE's stand at the IDEX trade fair in Abu Dhabi, where it will be marketing unbranded technology from Pakistan's National Radio and Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC).

Taiwan, UAE
Taiwan's space industry makes foray into UAE with Tron Future

Tron Future's space observation technology is at the forefront of Taiwan's fledgling space industry, which is poised to dip a toe in the Emirati marketplace, hoping to secure a place in the kingdom's space programmes.

The Tech Times
German security sector eyes 2026 World Cup, Vigilant Labs recruits, Variston exposed by Google, Anton Ivanov joins Technology Innovation Institute, Jerome Pasinetti heads Rhea Cybersecurité France

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

Frankfurt/WashingtonGermany's security ecosystem gets in gear for World Cup 2026.

SydneyVigilant Labs rallies L3 Trenchant's exploit hunters.

BarcelonaGerman Ralf Wegener's cyber-intelligence firm Variston in Google spotlight.

Abu DhabiAnton Ivanov appointed to head Technology Innovation Institute's space research.

ParisJérôme Pasinetti appointed to head Rhea Cybersecurité France.

UAE
Bayanat boards Emirati geospatial data processing projects

The UAE Space Agency has contracted the geospatial data processing aspect of President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan's 'Sirb' satellite constellation project to the part publicly-owned Bayanat, giving parent company Group 42 a place at the table.

UAE
Geospatial intelligence experts get organised in UAE

Western New Space is making a big push into the UAE, attracted by the rise of geospatial intelligence in the region, despite uncertainty over how many of the growing number of sovereign projects will come to fruition.

South Korea, UAE
Abu Dhabi opens its arms to LIG Nex1's new satellite observation radars

LIG Nex1 has set up shop in the United Arab Emirates. The South Korean company, which is looking to develop synthetic-aperture radars for the space industry, is betting on Abu Dhabi, where a number of earth observation programmes are looking for industrial partners.

UAE
Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre steers third SAR satellite project

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Civil Space Centre in Dubai has quietly launched a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite programme that threatens to overshadow a similar project initiated by Edge Group. The UAE Space Agency is also developing its own SAR plans.

Kazakhstan, UAE
Kazakhstan's Butterfly Effect aims to get into the Gulf via partnerships with UAE's state-owned cyber groups

Kazakh interceptions firm Butterfly Effect is looking for partners in the UAE to help it win public sector contracts in the Middle East.

France, UAE
Obvious Technologies moves beyond Doha to Abu Dhabi

The French company founded by a former commander from the French gendarmerie's elite tactical force GIGN, Thierry Orosco, is reaching out to artificial intelligence firms SAFE, a Saudi parastatal, and Group 42, from the Emirates, with whom it already has ties.

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.

Australia, United Kingdom
Space SIGINT specialist Kleos experiences turbulence

The Luxembourg based SIGINT satellite constellation firm Kleos Space recently announced that its first cluster was out of service due to technical difficulties. This news comes at a time when a number of big contracts are up for grabs.

Spotlight | UAE
After the takeover of cyber specialist Digital14, Edge heads into Asia

Discreetly integrated into Edge this month, the cyber specialist Digital14 is refocusing its activity on secure platforms, at a time when the semi-public defence group is trying to export itself outside Emirati borders.

United States
HawkEye lobbies to unblock export of raw data

US legislation currently prevents geospatial analytics firm HawkEye 360 from providing raw ship geolocation data, which is increasingly sought after by intelligence clients. The company is lobbying to unblock the situation.

China
Head Aerospace seeks to become China's top GEOINT supplier abroad

Head Aerospace, which supplies data from Chinese observation satellites, has designs on the international space market.