Cognyte intercepts 5G, Wagner joins Raytheon, Barikat bought out

Ankara bids to get into space observation's major league with Impro 

Young public sector company Impro, which markets the images taken by Turkey's military satellites, has set up a partnership with Telespazio to help it boost Turkey's geospatial intelligence capacity ahead of the eagerly awaited arrival of the Gokturk-3 observation satellite.

• KYIV - NCSCC takes over OSINT training for Ukrainian officials

• BASSANO DEL GRAPPA AND NEW YORK - Dataflow poaches Margaritelli

• PARIS - Owlint joins GICAT

• BRUSSELS - European Commission orders hybrid warfare centre in response to Russian threat

• PARIS/HELSINKI - Jeffrey Apeldoorn takes charge of ICEYE public contracts in Europe.

• BERLIN - Plath seeks to influence German defence policy.

• NEW YORK/TEL-AVIV - Carbyne's advisory board slims.

Canada's EXFO adapts German police's IMSI catcher to 5G 

The Hamburg police force has selected the Quebecois IMSI-catcher, a supplier to several European agencies, to adapt its systems to 5G. The contract looks set to be one of many as the new standard is rolled out.

Far from Beijing, SS8 makes second stab at Asian growth 

After having to close its Chinese offices in 2016, the legal interception specialist SS8 is trying to establish a new presence in Asia Pacific via Singapore. The company has won multiple contracts over the past 18 months.