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Syria
Overloaded Syrian intelligence service beefs up its leadership

Overwhelmed by both the demands of managing new international partnerships and handling strategic domestic issues, Syrian spymaster Hussein al-Salama has appointed long-standing loyalist Shaher Jabr Omran to work alongside him.

France
French spy planes scan Middle East, from Syria to Lebanon, with Israeli support

One of Paris's two intelligence aircraft is carrying out an increasing number of missions in the skies over southern Lebanon and on the outskirts of Syria. Despite bilateral tensions, these missions enjoy Israeli approval.

UAE
Israel's battle-tested defence tech continues to please in Abu Dhabi

Israeli defence manufacturers want to capitalise on the use of their products in Gaza and against the Houthis to break into the export market. Starting with the Gulf, where many will have a stand at Abu Dhabi's IDEX trade fair which opens today.

Israel, Syria
Conquered Mount Hermon becomes prize location for Israel's technical intelligence

After seizing control of the Syrian part of Mount Hermon and the surrounding area on 8 December, Israeli special forces can now install extensive SIGINT (SIGINT eavesdropping and interception) facilities there.

Israel
Democratisation of OSINT reduces demand for complete platforms

Young open source intelligence (OSINT) companies are no longer looking to develop complete OSINT platforms for their clients. They prefer to offer specific services for integration in clients' own platforms.

The Tech Telegraph
Russia's TC Lentrans to produce ISR balloons, Ety Richman takes charge at Kaymera, Zvook's listening network goes nationwide

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.

St PetersburgRussia's TC Lentrans to produce surveillance balloons with Stilsoft

HerzliyaEty Richman takes charge of struggling Kaymera

KyivZvook extends its airborne accoustic detection network

Israel, United States
Ex-Mossad officer goes undercover in online political ad agency battles

A former Mossad agent has provided compromising information to targeted ad agency AIDIgital against two of its former employees.

Israel
HolistiCyber takes on cyber decision support platforms

The well-connected Israeli company headed by Ran Shahor, who is close to the former Unit 8100 commander, Tal Dilian, has launched its SAGE support platform, based on artificial intelligence.

Israel, Russia
Andrey Davidovich, opening doors for cyber consultants from Tel Aviv to Moscow

Businessman Andrey Davidovich builds bridges between Israeli and Russian businesses in the sector. He is also in a position to fill the space left by Israeli cyber consultants in Myanmar to the benefit of their Russian counterparts.

Israel
NSO helps buoy ties between Tel Aviv and N'Djamena

The Israeli cyber-intelligence firm NSO Group recently won a contract with Chadian intelligence. But it is also eager to maintain links beetween Chad and Mossad.

Israel
Israel maps Gaza's underground using SAR and Lidar

Tel Aviv is deploying all its intelligence resources to map Hamas's tunnels, a major challenge if Israel is to neutralise the Islamist group's offensive capabilities.