France, Japan, Philippines, United States
Race is on to provide space-based signal intelligence services in Indo-Pacific

Australia, United States
Canberra seeks space strategy balance as US policy on China shifts

Weak signals present Canberra as consistently dependent on Washington, leaving Australia to adjust its space policy with the changing tides of American politics. The incoming Trump administration, meanwhile, promises to harden the US stance - and that of its Pacific allies - vis-à-vis China.

France
DGSE combat divers train with allies in Baltic Sea

Combat divers of the Service Action, the division of France's DGSE foreign intelligence agency responsible for planning and carrying out covert operations, conducted a joint underwater training session with German and Polish counterparts in the Baltic.

China, Philippines
The Philippine Coast Guard more cautious than ever over Chinese infiltration

Manila now believes the admiral at the centre of the Second Thomas Shoal "secret deal" scandal in May is a victim of a slander from China. The Philippine Coast Guard, however, has reportedly had doubts about his ties with China for some time.

Spotlight | France, United States
Franco-American space intelligence cooperation held up by political uncertainty on both sides

France is unable to match the public and private investment capacity of space giants the United States and China, and is obliged to join forces with the former. Paris and Washington have not yet formed an official alliance, however, in view of the current political crisis in both countries.

The Agencies' Gazette
Priority on foreign interference, Malaysia-China secret maritime deal, new adviser to France's CNCTR

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

AustraliaGovernment increases spending on fight against foreign interference and financial intelligence

China/MalaysiaKuala Lumpur and Beijing's discreet South China Sea agreement

FranceEx-adviser to Macron's Renaissance party joins CNCTR commission

France
Maritime surveillance firm Unseenlabs spreads its wings in Indo-Pacific

French maritime surveillance specialist Unseenlabs, which is already expanding in North America and the Middle East, is now growing in the Indo-Pacific region via a partnership with Starboard Maritime Intelligence and MDA.

United States
Maxar-Aurora pairing a fresh sign of imagery and RF interception synergies

Following a trend set by operators of RF interception satellite constellations, the US firm Aurora Insight has teamed with the satellite imagery outfit Maxar. However the strategy is slightly different from that of rival firms.

United Kingdom, United States
RF interception specialist Kleos follows Satellogic into the Americas

The Luxembourg-based British operator of radio frequency reconnaissance satellites, which until now had bypassed analytics platforms, has formed a partnership with the US-Argentine earth observation specialist Satellogic to combine their data into one such platform.

France
Avascent takes off into New Space focussing on intelligence

US specialist in due diligence on high-profile companies, Avascent, has been commissioned to carry out an assignment on a French start-up that is working in space intelligence. The request reflects the race for funds in which this niche market's main players are currently engaged.

France, United States
Unseenlabs looks to enlist ex-NGA executive to boost US operation

French signals intelligence satellite operator Unseenlabs is looking to bring in new consultants to help establish itself in the United States. Among them is Keith Masback, former head of the Open Sources Group at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency.