EP05: OSINT, Space and the Evolution of Intelligence Capability | What’s New in New Defence Podcast

EPISODE 05: Interdependence, Drones and Technological Sovereignty

Episode 5 examines how open source intelligence, synthetic content and space based monitoring are reshaping Europe’s security landscape.

Intelligence Analyst Veli-Pekka Kivimäki discusses how information validation, analytical integrity and modern tradecraft evolve in an increasingly saturated and manipulated information environment.

Kuva Space CEO Jarkko Antila brings a capability perspective, explaining how hyperspectral imaging and continuous satellite coverage enable early warning and monitoring across civilian and defence domains. The discussion also addresses the structural investment logic of space and defence capability development.

The episode explores how intelligence practice and space technology are becoming integrated pillars of Europe’s sovereign security architecture.