Japan to create SDF space monitoring division by 2019
The government intends to create a space monitoring division within the Self-Defense Forces by around 2019 and the Defense Ministry has already informed the United States, a source close to the...
View ArticleBeijing wants to hire 100k volunteers as ‘anti-terror informants’
Beijing's plan to recruit up to 100,000 volunteers as "anti-terror informants" has been met with doubt by some members of the public. They fear efforts to collect information could lead to dangerous...
View ArticleNGA’s map to put a world of geospatial intell in one place
By 2018, the NGA invisions a seamless, dynamic Map of the World (MoW) that enables users across the Intelligence Community to visualize and access integrated intelligence content fixed to accurate and...
View ArticleUS flights ‘to spy on Islamic State’ in Syria
The US has begun surveillance flights over rebel-controlled parts of Syria after presidential authorisation, officials said, a move that could pave the way for air raids against the Islamic State...
View ArticleChinese Satellite Detects Secret Tunnels with Central Asia and North Korea
China’s observation satellite Gaofen 1, launched in April 2013 to obtain high-resolution images of the earth’s crust, has spotted secret cross-border tunnels between China and neighboring countries...
View ArticleThe US spy planes frequent China’s coastline
The EP-3 Aires is the electronic intelligence-gathering version of the P-3 Orion. It uses electronic snooping devices to 'fingerprint' foreign vessels, enabling intelligence staff to keep track of...
View ArticleClandestine spy satellite launched by China
"Yaogan 21 will be used for scientific experiments, natural resource survey, estimation of crop yield and disaster relief," Xinhua reported. But experts say the Yaogan series of satellites likely serve...
View ArticleMalaysia Risks China’s Wrath By Inviting US Spy Flights
Malaysia's reported invitation to the United States to fly spy planes out of East Malaysia on the southern rim of the South China Sea seems likely to intensify China's anger at US surveillance of the...
View ArticleChinese remote sensing spy satellites ‘might threaten navy’
"The Yaogan-20 electronic intelligence satellite can indeed increase the People’s Liberation Army’s [PLA] ability to find and target large naval ships,” said Fisher, a senior fellow in Asian Military...
View ArticleSingapore to deploy massive surveillance balloon
Singapore will deploy a huge tethered surveillance balloon to boost its maritime and air security, the defence ministry has announced. The helium-filled “aerostat” will be equipped with radar equipment...
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