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Europe
ICEYE-Rheinmetall alliance has Earth Observation mega-contracts in sight

Finnish radar imaging constellation operator ICEYE has just launched a joint venture with Germany's Rheinmetall, and is rapidly expanding an R&D centre in Spain, a string of contracts in Eastern Europe and agreements in Japan.

United States
Budgetary concerns cast shadow over US geospatial intelligence

Against a backdrop of potential budget cuts and inter-agency dissension, the US GEOINT sector is becoming increasingly anxious, feedback from last week's key symposium for Western geospatial intelligence has revealed.

Japan, Ukraine
Tokyo ready to increase its support for Ukrainian intelligence

Japan is secretive about its backing for Ukraine but recent talks indicate that it is ready to do more for the country in terms of intelligence, particularly if the US again withdraws its support.

Ukraine
Kyiv scrambles to replace US space-based intelligence

Ukrainian military intelligence is trying to work out what it would need if Washington were to stop supporting the war effort. No European capability can currently replace the United States in terms of imagery and interception.

UAE, United States
US spy satellite leaders hope for looser export rules under Trump

US Earth observation satellite manufacturers are lobbying the outgoing Biden administration to loosen the export licence regime in the sector, having already begun to lose ground in key markets to Chinese and European competitors.

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.

The Tech Times
Jakusz's Polish drones in Ukraine, Satim demos tech in France, Spanish cyber command

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT and a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

KyivJakusz trials Kruk reconnaissance and strike drones in Ukraine

ToulousePoland's SATIM presents SAR data fusion platform to French Space Command

MadridSingapore's Quest Global supports Isdefe on Spanish cyber command systems

United States
In face of Chinese competition, geospatial intelligence capability communication is weaponised

In a context of heightened competition with China, any information disseminated - or not - about Washington's space-based intelligence capabilities is becoming a political tool. Highlighting Beijing's resources in this area is also likely to push US authorities to increase budgets in this sector.

Spotlight | Australia, Canada, Finland
Australia's Esper banks on Kyiv's interest in hyperspectral imaging

The Australian Earth observation specialist is hoping to break into the Ukrainian defence market despite having recently lost its satellite. Like others in the field of hyperspectral imaging, the company has been developing innovative strategies as it deals with uncertain data supply capacities and a desire to move into space-based intelligence.

The Tech Times
David Boisseau takes on Wide Int, Warsaw's GEOINT tool, IronFlight.ai raises funds

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

ParisDavid Boisseau takes control of forensics specialist Wide Int

WarsawPoland tests GEOINT data analysis platforms

San FranciscoUkrainian-US drone maker IronFlight.ai raises cash to develop tools

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.

United Kingdom
Competition heats up in British SIGINT RF space sector

While the British company Horizon Technologies is due to launch its first radio frequency (RF) interception satellite (SIGINT) from space, the British defence group BAE Systems is developing its own constellation.

France, Poland
France trains Warsaw's geospatial intelligence experts

Poland is preparing for the arrival of its Airbus-designed spy satellites by having its analysts trained at France's Directorate of Military Intelligence.

Spotlight | Germany, Russia
Ukraine targets German space sector over Russian links

Germany's Exolaunch, a start-up that works with leaders in Europe's space intelligence sector, has officially made amends for its past links, but Ukrainian investigators hunting Kremlin sock puppets are convinced the company is playing a double game.

The Tech Times
GEOINT transfer season, Yahal Zilka invested in Toka, John Finbarr Fleming at Paragon

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT and a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

WashingtonGlobal GEOINT musical chairs

Tel AvivYahal Zilka invests in Toka

WashingtonEx-CIA officer John Finbarr Fleming joins Paragon's US branch