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Spotlight | China, United States
China plays dumb over satellite data pilfering

Most of the major space powers are developing "sniffer" satellite capabilities, meaning they can spy on other devices in orbit. China, however, has been keeping mum about its breakthroughs in that field.

India
India races to catch up with China in space defence

India is getting into the starting blocks to close the gap with China in New Space intelligence, launching a flurry of calls for projects in strategic segments and boosting its nascent champion Pixxel.

The Agencies' Gazette
CIA acquisitions, Foreign Affairs Committee, Huawei in France, navy training centre, Moldova fights fake news, lustration in Ukraine

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, we bring news from Washington, Kyiv, London, Brest, Paris and Chisinau.

United StatesLeadership change afoot in CIA acquisitions office

United KingdomForeign Affairs Committee learns from US intelligence consultants

FranceWhen the intelligence services reportedly tried to ban Huawei

FranceBrest navy intelligence training centre welcomes first pupils

MoldovaSandu protégé to run anti-disinformation centre

UkraineKyiv goes back on its lustration laws

United Kingdom
Geopolitics weigh on UK space observation ambitions

Despite a clear intention to return to large-scale space projects, the UK has struggled to make real gains in the area. That is in no small part due to the country hesitating between its geopolitical options of either a partnership with Europe or teaming up with the US.

United States
Behind competition with China, SilentBarker spy satellite reveals rivalries between US agencies

The US agency responsible for satellite observation, the NRO, was uncharacteristically vocal about the recent launch of its first SilentBarker geostationary space surveillance system. Its communication campaign pits it against China and Russia... but also its partners at Space Force.

Australia, India, Japan, United States
Quad's China maritime surveillance projects get off to shaky start

Japan and Australia have been the most responsive in implementing a common Indo-Pacific satellite maritime surveillance system for the Quad Indo-Pacific intelligence partnership, but national differences in capacity are hampering integration.

Europe, Finland, United States
Finland takes lead in European strategic space industry

Having abandoned its neutrality in the face of Russia's war on Ukraine, Finland is making its mark in intelligence and space technology. After the rise to prominence of ICEYE, a second Finnish geospatial intelligence company, Kuva Space, is entering orbit.

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.

China, United States
Radio silence from operators on solar storm damage to observation satellites

Solar storms this year have resulted in the loss of numerous images from intelligence satellites. But so far, the satellites' operators are keeping mum about that massive reduction in capacity.

Israel
Cognyte and Omaha police and firefighters' pension fund fall foul of Meta's crusade

A new episode in the tumult shaking the virtual human intelligence sector has been playing out in a New York courtroom this month. The city of Omaha police and firefighters pension fund has accused Cognyte of failing to reveal its activities in the sector, which it says are behind the company's poor stock exchange performance.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Amarante in the south of France, Kroll waiting on money, McRoberts back to Veracity, 5 Stones expands to SIGINT

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we go to New York, London, Miami and Marseille.

New York Kroll waiting for Smerling fraud money

London Carla McRoberts returns

Miami 5 Stones Intelligence expands into technical intelligence

Marseille Muselier brings in Amarante

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.