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

Finland
Iceye revives race for high-altitude intelligence drones

The Finnish satellite company Iceye is developing a prototype for a high-altitude synthetic aperture radar drone. The firm's R&D team is hard at work on this new technology, which is cheaper to operate than traditional geospatial intelligence technology and promises to considerably enhance data collection.

France, South Korea, UAE
MBDA faces unexpected competition from LIG Nex1 and Hanwha on Emirati corvettes contract

An unexpected South Korean bid has created consternation at European defence group MBDA, which is negotiating a contract with Tawazun to supply its missiles for the Gowind corvettes being built for the UAE by France's Naval Group.

South Korea
Stealien supplies its cyber products to the South Korean intelligence services

South Korea, which is already well established in the geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) industry, is developing its cyber intelligence capacities with help from local contractor Stealien.

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.

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.

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.

The Tech Telegraph
Bayanat appoints COO; First In invests in Outcome Security; Leonardo to supply EASA's CTI, Shakeup at HawkEye 360

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

Abou DhabiGEOINT firm Bayanat appoints COO.

JacksonOutcome Security joins First In's cyber portfolio.

Cologne/RomeLeonardo to supply European air security CTI platform.

WashingtonHawkEye 360 shakes up management.

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

The United Arab Emirates aims to achieve operational independence in geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) through the construction of four constellations of surveillance satellites. This major project is being overseen by E mirati defence conglomerate Edge Group.

France, UAE
French bug bounty hunters free to export their services unrestricted

Despite the tightening of checks on exports of dual-use goods, French firms that specialise in finding vulnerabilities in computer-system security are still free to export their services - even though their findings risk being misused by clients.

Russia, UAE
Russian spatial imagery experts escape to Abu Dhabi

Along with US- and EU-sanctioned oligarchs, the United Arab Emirates is also opening its doors to fleeing Russian industry brains in key areas such as spatial imagery.

Qatar, UAE
ISR race on between the UAE's Calidus and Aquila and German branch of Qatar's Barzan

According to our sources, Calidus, the company run by the UAE defence ministry, decided to review all its plans last [...]