Senegal
Start-up Prométhée jostles with Ariane Group by offering nanosatellite to Dakar

France, Nigeria
French firm Prométhée set to launch 20 nanosatellites for Nigeria's space agency

Nigerian science minister Ogbonnaya Onu is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding with the French company Prométhée in May, which is likely to lead to the purchase of 20 nanosatellites destined to contribute to counterterrorism and border security activities.

Ethiopia
Addis slows down Tigrayan offensive with its new drones and refurbished combat planes

Aware that control of the skies is its main, if not only, asset in the face of the Tigrayan TPLF-led assault, the Ethiopian federal government has bought drones from various suppliers as well as hastily refurbished its attack aircraft.

Michael Morgan moves to NightDragon, Loft Orbital picks Frédéric Cristini, Maritime surveillance aircraft for Warsaw

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

San FranciscoFBI veteran Michael Morgan joins NightDragon

ToulouseLoft Orbital picks Frédéric Cristini

WarsawPolish border guards renew maritime surveillance aircraft

IAI plays trump card for spy-satellite deal

Competition between French and Israeli manufacturers to provide Vietnam with a spy satellite is heating up. While Airbus and Thales were chatting to prime minister Pham Minh Chinh in Paris, IAI had a delegation in Hanoi trying to get defence minister Phan Van Giang and his teams to sign a contract.

Prométhée offers custom-made geospatial intelligence platforms to Gulf and African clients

Drawing on chairman Olivier Piepsz's extensive business network, the French geospatial intelligence start-up Prométhée has locked in a string of partnerships with players in the French space sector and is now attracting prospective clients in the Gulf and Africa.